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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beginning | x/x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| firstly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| prime | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| initiative | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| initiatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| introductory | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| inaugural | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| premier | x/ | Noun, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| foremost | /x | Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| original | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| best | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| prototypical | xx/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| commencement | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| forward | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| premiere | x/ | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| offset | x/ | Verb, Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| opening | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| freshman | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| top | / | Noun, Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| outset | /x | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| firstborn | // | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ordinal | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| oldest | /x | Noun, Noun |
| low | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| start | / | Verb, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| maiden | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| eldest | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| kickoff | /x | Noun, Noun |
| first base | // | Phrase, Noun |
| first off | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| low gear | // | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| second | /x | Noun, Noun |
| last | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| third | / | Noun |
| fourth | / | Noun |
| fifth | / | Noun |
| next | / | Adjective |
| sixth | / | Name |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| penultimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| another | x/x | Adjective |
| eighth | / | Noun |
| previous | /xx | Adjective |
| tenth | / | Noun |
| twelfth | / | Noun |
| seventh | /x | Name |
| earliest | /xx | Adjective |
| once | / | Adverb |
| fifteenth | x/ | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective |
| fourteenth | // | Name |
| ninth | / | Name |
| preceding | x/x | Verb |
| newest | /x | Adjective |
| thirteenth | // | Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| eleventh | x/x | Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb |
| sixteenth | x/ | Noun |
| part | / | Noun |
| least | / | Adjective |
| firs | / | Noun |
| twentieth | /xx | Noun |
| longest | /x | Adjective |
| fiftieth | /xx | Noun |
| prior | /x | Adjective |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| whole | / | Noun |
| single | /x | Adjective |
| biggest | /x | Adjective |
| since | / | Adverb |
| eighteenth | x/ | Adjective |
| during | /x | Noun |
| latest | /x | Adjective |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| each | / | Adverb, Noun |
| worst | / | Adjective |
| nineteenth | // | Adjective |
| thirtieth | /xx | Noun |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Noun |
| entire | x/x | Adjective |
| seventeenth | /x/ | Noun |
| latter | /x | Noun |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective |
| ever | /x | Adverb |
| umpteenth | /x | Adjective |
| main | / | Adjective |
| following | /xx | Adjective |
| hundredth | /x | Noun |
| three | / | Noun |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| youngest | /x | Adjective |
| official | x/x | Noun |
| debut | x/ | Noun |
| same | / | Adjective |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| hardest | /x | Adjective |
| half | / | Noun |
| primary | /xx | Adjective |
| upcoming | /xx | Noun |
| time | / | Noun |
| twice | / | Adverb |
| year | / | Noun |
| five | / | Noun |
| four | / | Noun |
| zeroth | /x | Noun |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| second to last | /x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| next to last | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| alpha | /x | Noun |
| principal | /xx | Noun |
| thousandth | /x | Noun |
| superordinate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tertiary | /xx | Noun |
| descending | x/x | Verb |
| sixtieth | /xx | Noun |
| ancillary | /xxx | Adjective |
| millionth | /x | Noun |
| note | / | Adverb |
| shoot | / | Adverb |
| observe | x/ | Adverb |
| consulting | x/x | Verb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| confusing | x/x | Verb |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| refuses | x/x | Verb |
| parallel | /xx | Adverb |
| obtaining | x/x | Verb |
| afterwards | /xx | Adverb |
| blush | / | Noun |
| trimester | x/x | Noun |
| checking | /x | Verb |
| resisted | x/x | Verb |
| notice | /x | Verb |
| glance | / | Noun |
| comprises | x/x | Verb |
| baseman | /x | Noun |
| examines | x/x | Verb |
| startled | /x | Verb |
| sight | / | Noun |
| semester | x/x | Noun |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| instance | /x | Noun |
| puzzled | /x | Verb |
| concerns | x/ | Verb |
| hesitated | /xxx | Verb |
| try | / | Noun |
| step | / | Noun |
| draft | / | Noun |
| glimpse | / | Noun |
| involves | x/ | Verb |
| termed | / | Verb |
| consisted | x/x | Verb |
| molar | /x | Noun |
| prize | / | Noun |
| stunned | / | Verb |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| wondered | /x | Verb |
| lieutenant | x/x | Noun |
| dealt | / | Verb |
| stanza | /x | Noun |
| establishing | x/xx | Verb |
| objected | x/x | Verb |
| posting | /x | Verb |
| visit | /x | Noun |
| entering | /xx | Verb |
| cousins | /x | Noun |
| emphasizes | /xxx | Verb |
| sergeant | /x | Noun |
| launched | / | Verb |
| discusses | x/x | Verb |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| batch | / | Noun |
| syllable | /xx | Noun |
| flush | / | Noun |
| focuses | /xx | Verb |
| entitled | x/x | Verb |
| assumes | x/ | Verb |
| frightened | /x | Verb |
| relates | x/ | Verb |
| ballot | /x | Noun |
| place | / | Noun |
| thought | / | Verb |
| album | /x | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| welcomed | /x | Verb |
| rib | / | Noun |
| inclined | x/ | Verb |
| shocked | / | Verb |
| quarter | /x | Noun |
| mate | / | Noun |
| head | / | Adverb |
| president | /xx | Noun |
| round | / | Noun |
| satellite | /xx | Noun |
| hint | / | Noun |
| refers | x/ | Verb |
| aboriginal | xx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| been | / | Verb |
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breadth | / | Noun |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| commence | x/ | Verb |
| commonest | /xx | Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| constellation | xx/x | Noun |
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| darts | / | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| everything | /xx | Adverb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| feedstocks | /x | Noun |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grade | / | Noun, Verb |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| greatest | /x | Verb |
| highest | /x | Adjective |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| inception | x/x | Noun |
| indian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| initiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ire | / | Noun, Verb |
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| largest | /x | Adjective |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| maternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| morning | /x | Noun |
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| name | / | Noun, Verb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| ole | / | Adjective, Name |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| onset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| originally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| pitched | / | Adjective |
| powell | /x | Name |
| precedence | /xx | Noun |
| premium | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| première | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| prim | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| prima | /x | Adjective |
| primarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| primer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| primo | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| primus | /x | Noun |
| prince | / | Noun, Verb |
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| priority | x/xx | Noun |
| purple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sacrament | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name |
| seoul | / | Name |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sophomore | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stack | / | Noun, Verb |
| starting point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
