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WordSyllablesCategories
ablaze
x/
Adverb, Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
aftermath
/xx
Noun
against
x/
Noun
agile
/x
Noun, Adjective
ahead
x/
Adverb
airy
/x
Adjective, Noun
alight
x/
Adverb, Verb, Adjective
amid
x/
Noun
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ashy
/x
Adjective
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
aura
/x
Noun
awaits
x/
Verb
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
beam
/
Noun, Verb
belly
/x
Noun, Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
blindfolded
/xx
Adjective
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bluish
/x
Adjective
bonfire
/xx
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breast
/
Noun, Verb
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
brightness
/x
Noun
brilliance
/x
Noun
brown
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
brows
/
Noun
bulb
/
Noun, Verb
buoyant
/x
Adjective
burn
/
Verb, Noun
candle
/x
Noun, Verb
candlelight
/xx
Noun
capes
/
Noun
carnations
x/x
Noun
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
chestnut
/x
Noun, Adjective
chiffon
x/
Noun
chin
/
Noun, Verb
claire
/
Name
clarification
xxx/x
Noun
clarity
/xx
Noun
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
coke
/
Noun, Verb
cola
/x
Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conformity
x/xx
Noun
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
considered
x/x
Adjective
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
corona
x/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
diet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
digestible
x/xx
Adjective
dimmer
/x
Noun
dismount
xx
Verb, Noun
disrepute
xx/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dusky
/x
Adjective, Noun
ears
/
Noun
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
electricity
xx/xx
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
elucidate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
emphasize
/xx
Verb
enlighten
x/x
Verb
enlightenment
x/xx
Noun
erection
x/x
Noun
ether
/x
Noun, Verb
eves
/
Noun
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
expects
x/
Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
extinguish
x/x
Verb
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyeballs
/x
Noun
eyelids
/x
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
faint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
feathers
/x
Noun
feathery
/xx
Adjective, Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
felt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
feu
/
Noun, Verb
filament
/xx
Noun
finding
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fire up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
firelight
/x
Noun
fixture
/x
Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
flame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flare
/
Noun, Verb
flashlight
/x
Noun, Verb
flicker
/x
Noun, Verb
flimsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
flood
/
Noun, Verb
fluorescence
x/x
Noun
fluorescent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fooling
/x
Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
framework
/x
Noun
friable
xxx
Adjective
frivolous
/xx
Adjective
frothy
/x
Adjective, Noun
function
/x
Noun, Verb
fuse
/
Noun, Verb
gaslight
/x
Noun, Verb
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
get down
//
Phrase, Verb
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
given
/x
Noun, Adjective
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glare
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
glasses
/x
Noun
gleam
/
Noun, Verb
glimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
glory
/x
Noun, Verb
glow
/
Noun, Verb
grayish
/x
Adjective
greenish
/x
Adjective, Noun
hair
/
Noun, Verb
halo
/x
Noun, Verb
handgun
/x
Noun
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
headlamp
//
Noun
headlight
/x
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
heat
/
Noun, Verb
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
held
/
Verb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hosted
/x
Verb
house
/
Noun, Verb
idea
x/x
Noun
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
ignis fatuus
/x//
Phrase, Noun
ignite
x/
Verb
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
illuminance
x/xx
Noun
illuminate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
illumination
xxx/x
Noun
illumine
x/x
Verb
image
/x
Noun, Verb
improving
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
incandescent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
indicator
/xxx
Noun
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
inflamed
x/
Adjective
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inner light
/x/
Phrase, Noun
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
insight
/x
Noun
insignificant
xx/xx
Adjective
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
internship
/xx
Noun
irises
/xx
Noun
irradiance
x/xx
Noun
jaw
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
kept
/
Adjective
kid
/
Noun, Verb
kiddo
/x
Noun
kindle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
krishna
/x
Name
lamp
/
Noun, Verb
lamplight
/x
Noun
lamppost
/x
Noun
lantern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lashes
/x
Adjective
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
leading
/x
Adjective, Noun
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
leavened
/x
Adjective
leger
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
lenient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
lens
/
Noun, Verb
lesser
/x
Adjective, Noun
leyte
/x
Name
liable
/xx
Adjective
licht
/
Adjective
lids
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
light up
//
Phrase, Verb
light within
/x/
Phrase, Noun
lighted
/x
Adjective
lighthouse
/x
Noun
lightly
/x
Adverb
lightness
/x
Noun
lightning
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lightweight
//
Adjective, Noun, Verb
limelight
/x
Noun, Verb
line
/
Noun, Verb
lips
/
Noun, Verb
lite
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
livid
/x
Adjective
look
/
Verb, Noun
loose
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lucifer
/xx
Name
lumen
/x
Noun
luminance
/xx
Noun
luminescence
xx/x
Noun
luminosity
xx/xx
Noun
luminous
/xx
Adjective
lustre
/x
Noun, Verb
léger
x
Name
manifest
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
marginal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
marketing
/xx
Noun
match
/
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
micro
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
microscopy
x/xx
Noun
mild
/
Adjective, Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mindful
/x
Adjective, Noun
mini
/x
Noun, Adjective
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mirage
x/
Noun, Verb
mirror
/x
Noun, Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modest
/x
Adjective
module
/x
Noun
modulus
/xx
Noun
moon
/
Noun, Verb
moonlight
/x
Noun, Verb
moonshine
/x
Noun, Verb
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
mucous
/x
Adjective
nimble
/x
Adjective, Verb
nimbus
/x
Noun
nonfat
//
Adjective
nose
/
Noun, Verb
notices
/xx
Noun
obligation
xx/x
Noun
obliged
x/
Adjective
obliterate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
observes
x/
Verb
ocular
/xx
Noun, Adjective
oculi
/xx
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
ophthalmic
x/x
Adjective
optic
/x
Adjective, Noun
optical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
orbs
/
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outpatient
/xx
Noun, Adjective
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
overhaul
/xx
Noun, Verb
owing
/x
Adjective
pale
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
pane
/
Noun, Verb
panty
/x
Noun
pastel
x/
Noun
perceived
x/
Adjective
perch
/
Noun, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
petit
/x
Noun, Adjective
petty
/x
Adjective, Noun
phare
/
Name
phosphorescent
/x/x
Adjective, Noun
photon
/x
Noun
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
pinkish
/x
Adjective
portable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
powdery
/xx
Adjective
preparatory
x/xxx
Adjective
prepared
x/
Adjective
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primer
/x
Noun, Adjective
prism
/x
Noun
project
/x
Noun, Verb
promiscuous
/xx
Adjective
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
pupils
/x
Noun
pure
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
radiance
/xx
Noun
radiation
xx/x
Noun
raised
/
Adjective
ray
/
Noun, Verb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
reddened
/x
Adjective
reddish
/x
Adjective, Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
reflect
x/
Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
relationship
x/xx
Noun
required
x/x
Adjective
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
reveal
x/
Verb, Noun
review
x/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rings
/
Noun
risen
/x
Adjective, Noun
role
/
Noun
root
/
Noun, Verb
rosy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
routine
x/
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sandy
/x
Name, Adjective
saw
/
Verb, Noun
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
score
/
Noun, Verb
searchlight
/x
Noun, Verb
sell
/
Verb, Noun
semaphore
x/x
Noun, Verb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
service
/x
Noun, Verb
shadow
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shaft
/
Noun, Verb
shallow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
shine
/
Verb, Noun
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sick
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sight
/
Noun, Verb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
silvery
/xx
Adjective
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
site
/
Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
sky
/
Noun, Verb
skyward
/x
Adverb, Adjective
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
soft
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
spark
/
Noun, Verb
sparkle
/x
Noun, Verb
sparse
/
Adjective, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spotlight
/x
Noun, Verb
springs
/
Noun
sprouted
/x
Adjective
stair
/
Noun
standpoint
/x
Noun
stare
/
Verb, Noun
starlight
/x
Noun
stoplight
/x
Noun
stove
/
Noun, Verb
streamer
/x
Noun
strip lighting
//x
Phrase, Noun
subtle
/x
Adjective
suite
/
Noun
sun
/
Noun, Verb
sunlight
/x
Noun, Verb
sunlit
/x
Adjective
sunshine
/x
Noun, Adjective
surface
/x
Noun, Verb
swing
/
Noun, Verb
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
swooning
/x
Noun
synchrotron
xxx
Noun
taken
/x
Adjective
tears
/
Noun
temperate
/x
Adjective, Verb
tenor
/x
Noun, Adjective
terms
/
Adjective
testing
/x
Noun, Adjective
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
thought
/
Noun
tiny
/x
Adjective, Noun
torch
/
Noun, Verb
torchlight
/x
Noun
traffic light
/x/
Phrase, Noun
traffic signal
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
trailer
/x
Noun, Verb
trial
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tripping
/x
Noun, Adjective
trivial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
truth
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
twilight
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
undemanding
xx/x
Adjective
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
unimportant
xx/x
Adjective
unstressed
x/
Adjective
upped
/
Verb
upward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
viewpoint
/x
Noun
virtue
/x
Noun
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
vista
/x
Noun, Verb
wake
/
Verb, Noun
wakeful
/x
Adjective
wanton
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
watches
/x
Noun
waves
/
Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
wee
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
weedy
/x
Adjective
weightless
/x
Adjective
white
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
yardstick
/x
Noun
yellowish
/xx
Adjective
young
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb