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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| dirt | / | Noun, Noun | 
| filth | / | Noun, Noun | 
| dirty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| stain | / | Verb, Noun | 
| grease | / | Noun, Noun | 
| soil | / | Noun, Noun | 
| grimy | /x | Adjective | 
| dust | / | Noun | 
| soot | / | Noun | 
| crud | / | Noun | 
| muck | / | Noun | 
| grit | / | Noun | 
| murk | / | Noun | 
| nastiness | /xx | Noun | 
| detritus | x/x | Noun | 
| sleaze | / | Noun | 
| filthy | /x | Adjective | 
| caked | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| slime | / | Noun | 
| rust | / | Noun | 
| funk | / | Noun | 
| squalor | /x | Noun | 
| grunge | / | Noun | 
| dampness | /x | Noun | 
| fuzz | / | Noun | 
| germs | / | Noun | 
| sooty | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| debris | x/ | Noun | 
| dripping | /x | Verb | 
| stench | / | Noun | 
| cobwebs | /x | Noun | 
| sweat | / | Noun | 
| seeping | /x | Verb | 
| scratches | /x | Noun | 
| splatter | /x | Noun | 
| contaminants | x/xx | Noun | 
| scrubbing | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| graffiti | x/x | Noun | 
| slicked | / | Adjective | 
| pollutants | x/x | Noun | 
| snot | / | Noun | 
| brutality | x/xx | Noun | 
| smudges | /x | Noun | 
| ugliness | /xx | Noun | 
| encrusted | x/x | Adjective, Verb | 
| spittle | /x | Noun | 
| scum | / | Noun | 
| mildew | /x | Noun | 
| messiness | /xx | Noun | 
| particulates | x/xx | Noun | 
| harshness | /x | Noun | 
| clutter | /x | Noun | 
| abjection | //x | Noun | 
| residue | /xx | Noun | 
| dross | / | Noun | 
| smog | / | Noun | 
| indigestible | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| corruption | x/x | Noun | 
| pollution | x/x | Noun | 
| miasma | x/x | Noun | 
| dirty linen | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| taint | / | Noun | 
| stinking | /x | Noun | 
| grudge | / | Noun | 
| scut work | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun | 
| stigma | /x | Noun | 
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| blur | / | Noun | 
| impurity | x/xx | Noun | 
| disgust | x/ | Noun | 
| carnage | /x | Noun | 
| dead hand | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| blemish | /x | Noun | 
| rough edges | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| gutter | /x | Noun | 
| fust | / | Noun | 
| knot | / | Noun | 
| scruff | / | Noun | 
| dregs | / | Noun | 
| the pits | x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| armpit | /x | Noun | 
| situation | xx/x | Noun | 
| trouble | /x | Noun | 
| bother | /x | Verb | 
| spot | / | Noun | 
| junk | / | Noun | 
| drudgery | /xx | Noun | 
| waste | / | Noun | 
| ignominy | /xxx | Noun | 
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun | 
| sully | /x | Name | 
| dark | / | Adjective | 
| scourge | / | Noun | 
| garbage | /x | Noun | 
| plague | / | Noun | 
| unpalatable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| marring | /x | Verb | 
| dirt farmer | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| reproach | x/ | Noun | 
| smell | / | Noun | 
| ingrained | x/ | Adjective | 
| streaked | / | Verb | 
| patina | x/x | Noun | 
| oily | /x | Adjective | 
| tatters | /x | Noun | 
| sweaty | /x | Adjective | 
| smeared | / | Verb | 
| blackened | /x | Verb | 
| coated | /x | Verb | 
| wash | / | Verb | 
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| contaminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| contamination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| crock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| mire | / | Noun, Verb | 
| muck up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| mud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mush | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pollute | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| rag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sawdust | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| slop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| slush | / | Noun, Verb | 
| smoke | / | Noun, Verb | 
| splash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wool | / | Noun | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| sfa | x | Name | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
