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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| aboriginal | xx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| aid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| altar | /x | Noun | 
| angled | /x | Adjective | 
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| any | /x | Adverb | 
| anyway | /xx | Adverb | 
| archetypal | //x | Adjective | 
| arrival | x/x | Noun | 
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun | 
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| banner | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| beam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| been | / | Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| bell | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| betray | x/ | Verb | 
| bible | /x | Name | 
| biggest | /x | Adjective | 
| bilateral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| blood | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breadth | / | Noun | 
| breeding | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brooch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| buddha | /x | Name | 
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| canceled | /x | Adjective | 
| candlestick | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| celtic cross | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| chalice | /x | Noun | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| christ | / | Name | 
| christian | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| church | / | Noun, Verb | 
| circuiting | /xx | Noun | 
| climb | / | Verb, Noun | 
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| combined | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| combo | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commence | x/ | Verb | 
| commencement | x/x | Noun | 
| commonest | /xx | Adjective | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| confluence | /xx | Noun | 
| constellation | xx/x | Noun | 
| corset | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| cousin | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| crescent | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| crisscross | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| croce | /x | Name | 
| cross of calvary | ///xx | Name, Name | 
| cross of lorraine | //x/ | Name, Name | 
| crosscut | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crossover | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| crossroads | /x | Noun | 
| crosswise | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| crown of thorns | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| crucifix | /xx | Noun | 
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crusade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cruz | / | Name | 
| curved | / | Adjective | 
| cut across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| cut through | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| cutaway | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| dagger | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| darts | / | Noun | 
| dash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| debut | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| decorations | xx/x | Verb | 
| departure | x/x | Noun | 
| diagonal | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| doom | / | Noun, Verb | 
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| eighth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| elastic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| eldest | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| endure | x/ | Verb | 
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| especially | x/x | Adverb | 
| everything | /xx | Adverb | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| exceed | x/ | Verb | 
| feedstocks | /x | Noun | 
| fifth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| first base | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| first off | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| firstborn | // | Noun, Adjective | 
| firstly | /x | Adverb | 
| fist | / | Noun, Verb | 
| foil | / | Noun, Verb | 
| footnotes | /x | Noun | 
| ford | / | Name, Verb | 
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| forked | / | Adjective | 
| formative | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| formerly | /xx | Adverb | 
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fourth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| freshly | /x | Adverb | 
| freshman | /x | Noun | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| frustrate | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| furious | /xx | Adjective | 
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| get across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| get over | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| goblet | /x | Noun | 
| god | / | Name, Verb | 
| grade | / | Noun, Verb | 
| grant | / | Noun, Verb | 
| greatest | /x | Verb | 
| grouchy | /x | Adjective | 
| grumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb | 
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| highest | /x | Adjective | 
| holy | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| hop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| horizontal | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| hybrid | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hybridisation | /xx/x | Noun | 
| hybridization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| important | x/x | Adjective | 
| inaugural | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| inception | x/x | Noun | 
| inclined | x/ | Adjective | 
| indian | /xx | Name, Adjective | 
| infiltrate | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| initiation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| initiatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| interbreeding | /x/x | Noun | 
| interlace | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| intersect | xx/ | Verb | 
| intersection | xx/x | Noun | 
| intersectional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| ire | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb | 
| junction | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| kickoff | /x | Noun | 
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| largest | /x | Adjective | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| lateral | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| love | / | Noun, Verb | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| low gear | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| mad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| maiden | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| mainly | /x | Adverb | 
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| maltese cross | x// | Name, Name | 
| mark | / | Noun, Verb | 
| maternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| mating | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| medallion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| merged | / | Adjective | 
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| morning | /x | Noun | 
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| move | / | Verb, Noun | 
| mutual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| myelitis | /x/x | Noun | 
| name | / | Noun, Verb | 
| navigate | /xx | Verb | 
| never | /x | Adverb | 
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb | 
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| notched | / | Adjective | 
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun | 
| offset | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| oldest | /x | Noun | 
| ole | / | Adjective, Name | 
| once | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| onset | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| opening | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| ordinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| originally | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| overstep | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| pass | / | Verb, Noun | 
| pass over | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| pen | / | Noun, Verb | 
| penetrate | /xx | Verb | 
| permeate | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| pitched | / | Adjective | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| powell | /x | Name | 
| precedence | /xx | Noun | 
| preceding | x/x | Adjective | 
| preliminary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| premiere | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| premiers | x/ | Noun | 
| premium | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| prestressed | x/ | Adjective | 
| previous | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| prim | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| prima | /x | Adjective | 
| primarily | x/xx | Adverb | 
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| primer | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| primo | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| primus | /x | Noun | 
| prince | / | Noun, Verb | 
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| priority | x/xx | Noun | 
| proceed | x/ | Verb | 
| prototypical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| purple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| questions | /x | Noun | 
| quickly | /x | Adverb | 
| radial | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| railroad | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| reciprocal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| red | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| references | /xxx | Noun | 
| referrals | x/x | Noun | 
| reflect | x/ | Verb | 
| religion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| road | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| rolled | / | Adjective | 
| rood | / | Noun | 
| ruin | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sacrament | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| sample | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sarcophagus | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| sawed | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| scotch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| second | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| semicircular | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| seoul | / | Name | 
| seventeenth | /x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| seventh | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| share | / | Noun, Verb | 
| single | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sit | / | Verb, Noun | 
| sixteenth | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| sixth | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| skip | / | Verb, Noun | 
| sneak | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| sophomore | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| span | / | Noun, Verb | 
| spear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| spend | / | Verb, Noun | 
| spliced | / | Noun | 
| spoil | / | Verb, Noun | 
| square | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| stack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stamp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| starting point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| statue | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| straddle | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| straight | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| street | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| stride | / | Noun, Verb | 
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| surmount | x/ | Verb | 
| surpass | x/ | Verb | 
| swear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| sweep | / | Noun, Verb | 
| symbol | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| taoiseach | /x/ | Name | 
| tau | / | Noun | 
| tenth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| terminus a quo | /xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| the | x | Adverb, Noun | 
| third | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| thirteen | // | Verb | 
| threshold | /x | Noun | 
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| thwart | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tombstone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| topmost | xx | Adjective | 
| tops | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| track | / | Noun, Verb | 
| training | /x | Noun | 
| transcend | x/ | Verb | 
| transit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| transom | /x | Noun | 
| transpose | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| transversal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| transverse | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| travel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| traverse | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| twentieth | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| undergo | xx/ | Verb | 
| undergraduate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| upset | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| urn | / | Noun, Verb | 
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| via | /x | Noun | 
| wali | /x | Noun | 
| walk | / | Verb, Noun | 
| wang | / | Name, Verb | 
| win | / | Verb, Noun | 
