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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hell on earth | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| tough luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| long odds | // | Phrase, Noun |
| living hell | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| hazard | /x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| heart attack | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| spot | / | Noun |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun |
| dry hole | // | Phrase, Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| bad news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| perdition | x/x | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| sticky wicket | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| hard feelings | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| mire | / | Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| bad hair day | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
| knot | / | Noun |
| water off a duck's back | /x/x// | Phrase, Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| dead loss | // | Phrase, Noun |
| long shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| plight | / | Noun |
| bad blood | // | Phrase, Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crime against humanity | /x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| trials and tribulations | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fate | / | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| bitter end | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| precipitation | xxx/x | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| outside chance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| curse | / | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| forlorn hope | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fair warning | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| foreboding | x/x | Noun |
| living death | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| maelstrom | /x | Noun |
| dead cert | /x | Phrase, Noun |
| feet of clay | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| accident of birth | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| number | /x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| washout | /x | Noun |
| worse | / | Adjective |
| bind | / | Noun |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| just deserts | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| waste | / | Noun |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| damnedest | /x | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| something else | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| nation | /x | Noun |
| infamy | /xx | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| necessary evil | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| desert | /x | Noun |
| martyrdom | /xx | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| horror story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| abnormally | x/xx | Adverb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abs | /// | Noun, Adjective |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| accelerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| acheron | x/x | Name |
| achievable | x/xx | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ada | /x | Name |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| afterlife | /xx | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| agua | /x | Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alma | /x | Name |
| aloft | x/ | Adverb |
| aloud | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| alteration | xx/x | Noun |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| alto | /x | Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ammonia | x/x | Noun |
| amounted | x/x | Verb |
| anger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| antiaircraft | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| aqua | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aqueduct | /xx | Noun |
| aqueous | /xx | Adjective |
| aquifer | /xx | Noun |
| asylum | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| ato | /x | Name |
| attainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barge | / | Noun, Verb |
| baroness | /xx | Noun |
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bazaar | x/ | Noun |
| beach | / | Noun, Verb |
| beard | / | Noun, Verb |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| benzyl | /x | Noun |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bilge | / | Noun, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| blimey | /x | Noun |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodstream | /x | Noun |
| boat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bollocks | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bred | / | Noun |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brine | / | Noun, Verb |
| briny | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brothel | /x | Noun |
| bugger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buoyant | /x | Adjective |
| calculated | /xxx | Adjective |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cataract | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chilled | / | Adjective |
| chocolate | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| christ | / | Name |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cirque | / | Noun |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| climactic | x/x | Adjective |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coffee | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coke | / | Noun, Verb |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commanding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| commissioner | x/xx | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| condensate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coolant | /x | Noun |
| cooler | /x | Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| cove | / | Noun, Verb |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| cream | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| creek | / | Noun, Adjective |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dammit | /x | Noun |
| dang | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| deepwater | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| delirium | x/xx | Noun |
| delusion | x/x | Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| demon | /x | Noun |
| den | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| devilishly | /xxx | Adverb |
| diaphoresis | x/x/x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dirtiest | /xx | Adjective |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distilled water | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| distinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dominating | /xxx | Adjective |
| drain | / | Verb, Noun |
| drainage | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| drinking water | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| drug | / | Noun, Verb |
| eau | / | Name |
| eaux | / | Name |
| ebb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| effluent | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| elated | x/x | Adjective |
| elementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elevate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| eminent | /xx | Adjective |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| esteemed | x/ | Adjective |
| estuary | /xxx | Noun |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ether | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ethereal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| euphoric | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
