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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| front | / | Noun, Noun |
| front man | // | Phrase, Noun |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| helm | / | Noun |
| puppet | /x | Noun |
| helmsman | /x | Noun |
| dictator | x/x | Noun |
| monarch | /x | Noun |
| despot | /x | Noun |
| buffoon | x/ | Noun |
| subservient | x/xx | Adjective |
| captain | /x | Noun |
| personage | /xx | Noun |
| namesake | /x | Noun |
| tactician | x/x | Noun |
| overlord | /xx | Noun |
| benefactor | /xxx | Noun |
| autocrat | /xx | Noun |
| overseer | /x/x | Noun |
| pretender | x/x | Noun |
| puppeteer | xx/ | Noun |
| protege | /xx | Noun |
| plaything | /x | Noun |
| politician | xx/x | Noun |
| firebrand | /xx | Noun |
| symbol | /x | Noun |
| successor | x/x | Noun |
| emblem | /x | Noun |
| charismatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| president | /xx | Noun |
| scapegoat | /x | Noun |
| tyrant | /x | Noun |
| role | / | Noun |
| ringleader | /xx | Noun |
| ambassador | x/xx | Noun |
| visionary | /xxx | Adjective |
| triumvirate | x/xx | Noun |
| warlord | /x | Noun |
| caretaker | /xx | Noun |
| mouthpiece | /x | Noun |
| unelected | xx/x | Adjective |
| enforcer | x/x | Noun |
| effigy | /xx | Noun |
| supporter | x/x | Noun |
| leadership | /xx | Noun |
| godfather | /xx | Noun |
| faceless | /x | Adjective |
| totemic | /xx | Adjective |
| sidekick | /x | Noun |
| statue | /x | Noun |
| nominally | /xxx | Adverb |
| bodyguard | /xx | Noun |
| villain | /x | Noun |
| sympathizer | /xxx | Noun |
| benevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| paymaster | /xx | Noun |
| deity | /xx | Noun |
| functionary | /xxx | Noun |
| confidant | /xx | Noun |
| titular | /xx | Adjective |
| statesman | /x | Noun |
| chairman | /x | Noun |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| satrap | /x | Noun |
| motivator | /xxx | Noun |
| acolyte | /xx | Noun |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| demagogue | /xx | Noun |
| bureaucrat | /xx | Noun |
| propagandist | xx/x | Noun |
| executive | x/xx | Noun |
| potentate | /xx | Noun |
| lieutenant | x/x | Noun |
| chieftain | /x | Noun |
| head | / | Noun |
| headgear | /x | Noun |
| masthead | /x | Noun |
| flagship | /x | Noun |
| headline | /x | Noun |
| skipper | /x | Noun |
| badge | / | Noun |
| flag | / | Noun |
| headboard | /x | Noun |
| snout | / | Noun |
| loggerhead | /xx | Noun |
| legend | /x | Noun |
| sails | / | Noun |
| porthole | xx | Noun |
| governor | /xx | Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb |
| cove | / | Noun |
| prow | / | Noun |
| hound | / | Noun |
| pilot | /x | Noun |
| holder | /x | Noun |
| master | /x | Noun |
| shipowner | /xx | Noun |
| mainmast | /x | Noun |
| patron | /x | Noun |
| billboard | /x | Noun |
| well | / | Adverb |
| jack | / | Name |
| pendant | /x | Noun |
| boatswain | /x | Noun |
| beak | / | Noun |
| cutter | /x | Noun |
| pillow | /x | Noun |
| round | / | Noun |
| bowsprit | // | Noun |
| spokesperson | /xx | Noun |
| powerless | /xx | Adjective |
| liaison | x/x | Noun |
| ship | / | Noun |
| carved | / | Adjective, Verb |
| eagle | /x | Adjective |
| spokesman | /x | Noun |
| impotent | /xx | Adjective |
| gilded | /x | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun |
| mere | / | Adjective |
| bow | / | Noun |
| ceremonial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ornamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| vessel | /x | Noun |
| symbolic | x/x | Adjective |
| regime | x/ | Noun |
| rebellion | x/x | Noun |
| wooden | /x | Adjective |
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective |
| movement | /x | Noun |
| decorative | /xx | Adjective |
| manipulated | x/xxx | Verb |
| centerpiece | /xx | Noun |
| edifice | /xx | Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fetish | /x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gateway | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hostage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idol | /x | Noun |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| person | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prop | / | Noun, Verb |
| storehouse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| totem | /x | Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
