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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| guess | / | Noun, Noun |
| shot | / | Noun, Noun |
| dead reckoning | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| conjecture | x/x | Noun |
| extrapolation | xxx/x | Noun |
| hunch | / | Noun |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| forethought | /x | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| calculation | xx/x | Noun |
| intuition | xx/x | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun |
| misinformation | xxx/x | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| hypothesizing | x/xxx | Noun |
| estimations | xx/x | Noun |
| theorizing | /xxx | Noun |
| imprecision | xx/x | Noun |
| experimentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| conjectural | x/xx | Adjective |
| certainty | /xx | Noun |
| superstition | xx/x | Noun |
| misinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| worry | /x | Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| thinking | /x | Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| doubt | / | Noun |
| hearsay | /x | Noun |
| predictive | x/x | Adjective |
| speculating | /xxx | Verb |
| skepticism | /xxx | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| unknowns | x/ | Noun |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| tweaking | /x | Noun |
| supposition | xx/x | Noun |
| reasoning | /xx | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| analysis | x/xx | Noun |
| knowing | /x | Verb |
| wishful | /x | Adjective |
| tinkering | /xx | Noun |
| fiddling | /x | Noun |
| pinpointing | /xx | Verb |
| pretension | x/x | Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| prediction | x/x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| inference | /xx | Noun |
| figuring | /xx | Verb |
| sifting | /x | Noun |
| curiosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| misdirection | xx/x | Noun |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| unsubstantiated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| estimating | /xxx | Verb |
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| deciphering | x/xx | Noun |
| preconception | xx/x | Noun |
| sense | / | Noun |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| scepticism | /xxx | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| anecdotal | xx/x | Adjective |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| benefit of the doubt | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| prejudgment | x/x | Noun |
| foregone conclusion | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| imputation | xx/x | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| exact science | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| anecdotal evidence | xx/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| early days | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| trash | / | Noun |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun |
| outside chance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| conspiracy theory | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| folly | /x | Noun |
| something or other | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| project | /x | Noun |
| waste of time | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| inexperience | xx/xx | Noun |
| junk | / | Noun |
| unknown quantity | x//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| grey area | //xx | Name, Name |
| random | /x | Noun |
| puzzle | /x | Noun |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| smell | / | Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| advisory | x/xx | Name |
| tithe | / | Verb |
| inspired | x/x | Adjective |
| merest | /x | Adjective |
| informed | x/ | Adjective |
| rumor | /x | Noun |
| sheer | / | Adjective |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| eliminates | x/xx | Verb |
| educated | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| luck | / | Noun |
| intelligent | x/xx | Adjective |
| telling | /x | Noun |
| pure | / | Adjective |
| matter | /x | Noun |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| indulging | x/x | Verb |
| deal | / | Noun |
| deduction | x/x | Noun |
| lot | / | Noun |
| amateur | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eclecticism | x/xxx | Noun |
| gamble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| happenstance | /xx | Noun |
| hostage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| improvisation | xxx/x | Noun |
| judgement | /x | Noun |
| obfuscation | xx/x | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
