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WordSyllablesCategories
aboriginal
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
again
x/
Adverb
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
another
x/x
Verb
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
any
/x
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
appellant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
applicant
/xx
Noun
approval
x/x
Noun
archetypal
//x
Adjective
arrival
x/x
Noun
assignee
x//
Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
been
/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
biggest
/x
Adjective
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blood
/
Noun, Verb
board
/
Noun, Verb
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
breadth
/
Noun
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
bygone
/x
Adjective, Noun
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
carrier
/xx
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
claimant
/x
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
committee
x/x
Noun
commonest
/xx
Adjective
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
complainant
x/x
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
constellation
xx/x
Noun
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
convention
x/x
Noun
countdown
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cousin
/x
Noun, Verb
creditor
/xx
Noun
crown
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
darts
/
Noun
death
/
Noun
debtor
/x
Noun
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
department
x/x
Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
differential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
drag out
//
Phrase, Verb
duration
//x
Noun
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
earliest
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
eighth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
elapsed
x/
Adjective
eldest
/x
Adjective, Noun
eleventh
x/x
Adjective, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
employee
x/x
Noun
employer
x/x
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endure
x/
Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
eventful
x/x
Adjective
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
eventually
x/xxx
Adverb
everything
/xx
Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fateful
/x
Adjective
feedstocks
/x
Noun
few
/
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finis
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
first base
//
Phrase, Noun
first off
//
Phrase, Adverb
firstborn
//
Noun, Adjective
firstly
/x
Adverb
fist
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foregoing
x/x
Adjective
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freshman
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
gale
/
Noun, Verb
geological
xx/xx
Adjective
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
government
/xx
Noun
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
greatest
/x
Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
he
/
Noun, Adjective
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
highest
/x
Adjective
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
important
x/x
Adjective
in conclusion
xx/x
Phrase, Adverb
inaugural
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inception
x/x
Noun
indian
/xx
Name, Adjective
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
initiatory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
insist
x/
Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
interlayer
/xxx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
ire
/
Noun, Verb
it
/
Noun, Adjective
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kickoff
/x
Noun
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
largest
/x
Adjective
lasted
/x
Verb
lately
/x
Adverb
latest
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
latterly
/xx
Adverb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
let
/
Verb, Noun
licensor
/xx
Noun
lilacs
/x
Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
live on
//
Phrase, Verb
live out
//
Phrase, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
love
/
Noun, Verb
low gear
//
Phrase, Noun
lowest
/x
Adjective, Adverb
maiden
/x
Noun, Adjective
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mainly
/x
Adverb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
maternal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
max
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
modern
/x
Adjective, Noun
morning
/x
Noun
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
net
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
never
/x
Adverb
newest
/x
Adjective
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
number one
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
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
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
outgoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overarching
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
overriding
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
parthian
/xx
Adjective, Name
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
penultimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
persist
x/
Verb
pioneer
xx/
Noun, Verb
pitched
/
Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
powell
/x
Name
precedence
/xx
Noun
preceding
x/x
Adjective
preliminary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
premier
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
premiere
x/
Noun, Verb
premium
/xx
Noun, Adjective
première
/x
Noun, Verb
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, 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
prototypical
xx/xx
Adjective
purple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quarter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
quickly
/x
Adverb
raw
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
recent
/x
Adjective, Noun
recently
/xx
Adverb
reckoning
/xx
Noun
remaining
x/x
Noun, Adjective
residual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
runt
/
Noun
sacrament
/xx
Noun, Verb
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
seoul
/
Name
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
seventeenth
/x/
Adjective, Noun
seventh
/x
Adjective, Name
share
/
Noun, Verb
since
/
Adverb
single
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sixteenth
x/
Adjective, Noun
sixth
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sophomore
/x
Noun, Adjective
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
stack
/
Noun, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
subcommittee
/x/x
Noun
sunset
/x
Noun, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
survive
x/
Verb
sustained
x/
Adjective
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
syllable
/xx
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
taoiseach
/x/
Name
tau
/
Noun
tenth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminus
/xx
Noun
terminus a quo
/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
third
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
threshold
/x
Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
topmost
xx
Adjective
tough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
twentieth
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ultima
/xx
Noun
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ultimately
/xxx
Adverb
unalterable
x/xxx
Adjective
undergraduate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
unlikely
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
validity
x/xx
Noun
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
visual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
wali
/x
Noun
wear
/
Verb, Noun
win
/
Verb, Noun
worst
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
year
/
Noun
yesterday
/xx
Noun, Adverb