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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| aboveground | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| accounted | x/x | Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achieved | x/ | Adjective |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airfield | /x | Noun |
| allegation | xx/x | Noun |
| allocated | /xxx | Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| amazed | x/ | Adjective |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| amounted | x/x | Verb |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| archipelago | xx/xx | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| army | /x | Noun |
| arrive at | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| arrived | x/ | Verb |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb |
| assaulted | x/x | Verb |
| assigned | x/ | Adjective |
| astonish | x/x | Verb |
| attacked | x/ | Verb |
| attained | x/ | Adjective |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| badlands | /x | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| banged | / | Adjective |
| barre | /x | Name, Verb |
| base hit | // | Phrase, Noun |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| bash | / | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| battered | /x | Adjective |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| befall | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| belly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| belted | /x | Adjective |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| bestseller | //x | Noun |
| biff | / | Name, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bombard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bombed | / | Adjective |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bonanza | x/x | Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bop | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bottomland | /xx | Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| brant | / | Name, Adjective |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| buff | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buffeted | x/ | Adjective |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bumped | / | Adjective |
| bunker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| burke | / | Name, Verb |
| busted | /x | Adjective |
| came | / | Noun |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campground | /x | Noun |
| cannon | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| cardboard | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carton | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| champaign | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| clubbed | / | Adjective |
| coastal plain | /x/ | Name, Adjective |
| coinage | /x | Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| collided | x/x | Verb |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| common ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| confluence | /xx | Noun |
| confronted | x/x | Verb |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| contacted | /xx | Verb |
| contested | x/x | Adjective |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| correspondence | xx/x | Noun |
| cosh | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| countryside | /xx | Noun |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| cracked | / | Adjective |
| crashed | / | Adjective |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| croquet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| crushed | / | Adjective |
| cudgel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| darkened | /x | Adjective |
| decked | / | Adjective |
| defeated | x/x | Adjective |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| devastated | /xxx | Adjective |
| developed | x/x | Adjective |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dispatch | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disqualified | x/xx | Adjective |
| disrupted | x/x | Adjective |
| distressed | x/ | Adjective |
| domain | x/ | Noun |
| dose | / | Noun, Verb |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| douse | / | Verb, Noun |
| downed | / | Adjective |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dribble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| earmarked | /x | Verb |
| earned | / | Adjective |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| earthly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| encountered | x/x | Verb |
| engulfed | x/ | Verb |
| equalize | /xx | Verb |
| erupted | x/x | Verb |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| execute | /xx | Verb |
| experienced | x/xx | Adjective |
| exploded | x/x | Adjective |
| faced | / | Adjective |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fallen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| favored | /x | Adjective |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fieldwork | /x | Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fired | /x | Adjective |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flew | / | Noun, Adjective |
| flipped | / | Adjective |
| flogged | / | Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly ball | // | Phrase, Noun |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| geological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| grabbed | / | Verb |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grassroots | // | Adjective |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| gripped | / | Adjective |
| ground out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| grounded | /x | Adjective |
| groundwater | /xx | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| growing | /x | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| gun down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| had | / | Verb |
| hammered | /x | Adjective |
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harmed | / | Verb |
| header | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heat | / | Noun, Verb |
| heel | / | Noun, Verb |
| her | x | Noun |
| hierarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| hills | / | Noun |
| his | / | Noun |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hole up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| home run | // | Phrase, Noun |
| homeland | /x | Noun |
| homer | /x | Name, Verb |
| hooked | / | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| impacted | /xx | Adjective |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impinge on | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| impressed | x/ | Adjective |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| infantry | /xx | Noun |
| infantrymen | /xxx | Noun |
| infected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| injured | /x | Adjective |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| inland | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| interposed | xx/ | Verb |
| intervened | xx/ | Verb |
| invaded | x/x | Verb |
| involved | x/ | Adjective |
| island | /x | Noun, Verb |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| isthmus | /x | Noun |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jilted | /x | Verb |
| jolted | /x | Adjective |
| jumped | / | Verb |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| kernel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kicked | / | Adjective |
| killed | / | Adjective |
| killer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| kneecap | /x | Noun, Verb |
| knocked | / | Verb |
| lance | / | Noun, Verb |
| land | / | Noun, Verb |
| landmass | /x | Noun |
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb |
| landslide | /x | Noun, Verb |
| language | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| laud | / | Noun, Verb |
| launch | / | Noun, Verb |
| lay into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leapfrog | /x | Noun, Verb |
| leveled | /x | Verb |
| lick | / | Verb, Noun |
| lier | / | Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| liner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lis | / | Noun |
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| locally | /xx | Adverb |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| loco | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| loft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| logical | /xx | Adjective |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| made | / | Noun |
| mainland | /x | Noun |
| maltreated | x/x | Adjective |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| masa | /x | Noun |
| mash | / | Noun, Verb |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| means | / | Noun |
| meat | / | Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun |
| merits | /x | Noun |
| milled | / | Adjective |
| minced | / | Adjective |
| minefield | /x | Noun |
| minted | /x | Adjective |
| miss | / | Name, Verb |
| modular | /xx | Adjective |
| momentum | x/x | Noun |
| moraine | x/ | Noun |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| motivation | xx/x | Noun |
| motive | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mould | / | Noun, Verb |
| moved | / | Adjective |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| murder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| neck | / | Noun, Verb |
| ness | / | Noun |
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| offend | x/ | Verb |
| onshore | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| overburden | /x/x | Verb, Noun |
| overland | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| overran | /x/ | Verb |
| overthrew | xx/ | Verb |
| overturned | /xx | Adjective |
| own | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| oxbow | /x | Noun |
| paperboard | /xx | Noun |
| par | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| path | / | Noun, Verb |
| pattern | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pavement | /x | Noun |
| peninsula | x/xx | Noun |
| permafrost | xx/ | Noun |
| personalised | /xxx | Adjective |
| ping | / | Noun, Verb |
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| pip | / | Noun, Verb |
| piso | /x | Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| plagued | / | Adjective |
| plain | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| planet | /x | Noun |
| platform | /x | Noun, Verb |
| played | / | Verb |
| playground | /x | Noun |
| plea | / | Noun, Verb |
| plot | / | Noun, Verb |
| plug | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| poked | / | Verb |
| polish off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| polygon | /xx | Noun |
| pommel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| popped | / | Verb |
| position | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| posts | / | Noun |
| pound | / | Noun, Verb |
| powdered | /x | Adjective |
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| press | / | Noun, Verb |
| pretext | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| property | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| prosperous | /xx | Adjective |
| puff | / | Noun, Verb |
| pulled | / | Adjective |
| pulverized | /xx | Adjective |
| pummeled | /x | Verb |
| punched | / | Verb |
| punished | /x | Adjective |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| putt | / | Noun, Verb |
| racket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| raided | /x | Verb |
| rammed | / | Adjective |
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb |
| rang | / | Verb |
| rangeland | /xx | Noun |
| rap | / | Noun, Verb |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| rattled | /x | Adjective |
| ravaged | /x | Adjective |
| reached | / | Adjective |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| realized | /xx | Adjective |
| realm | / | Noun |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| received | x/ | Adjective |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| reference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| region | /x | Noun |
| registered | /xx | Adjective |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retaliate | x/xx | Verb |
| reversed | x/ | Adjective |
| rez | / | Noun, Verb |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| ripped | / | Adjective |
| road | / | Noun, Adjective |
| roadside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rocked | / | Verb |
| rolled | / | Adjective |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| root | / | Noun, Verb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| route | / | Noun, Verb |
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| run into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| runner | /x | Noun |
| runway | /x | Noun |
| safety | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sand | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| scale | / | Noun, Verb |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| scoop | / | Noun, Verb |
| scope | / | Noun, Verb |
| scored | / | Verb |
| seat | / | Noun, Verb |
| seeds | / | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| shake | / | Verb, Noun |
| shelled | / | Adjective |
| shocked | / | Adjective |
| shoot | / | Verb, Noun |
| shore | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| shredded | /x | Adjective |
| sickened | /x | Adjective |
| sing | / | Verb, Noun |
| single | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| site | / | Noun, Verb |
| situ | xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| skipper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sky | / | Noun, Verb |
| slammed | / | Adjective |
| slapped | / | Verb |
| slashed | / | Adjective |
| slay | / | Verb, Noun |
| slice | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| slog | / | Noun, Verb |
| slugged | / | Verb |
| smack | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| smashed | / | Adjective |
| smite | / | Verb, Noun |
| smoother | /x | Noun |
| snapped | / | Noun |
| sod | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| soil | / | Noun, Verb |
| sol | / | Noun, Adjective |
| soli | /x | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| space | / | Noun, Verb |
| spank | / | Verb, Noun |
| spat | / | Verb, Noun |
| sphere | / | Noun, Verb |
| spilled | / | Verb |
| spot | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| square | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| stabbed | / | Verb |
| stadium | /xx | Noun |
| stage | / | Noun, Verb |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| stamped | / | Verb, Adjective |
| stance | / | Noun, Verb |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| stopover | /xx | Noun |
| stormed | / | Verb |
| street | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| stricken | /x | Adjective |
| stroke | / | Noun, Verb |
| stumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| stun | / | Noun, Verb |
| subsoil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| subsurface | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| subterranean | xx/xx | Adjective |
| success | x/ | Noun |
| successes | x/x | Noun |
| successful | x/x | Adjective |
| suffered | /x | Verb |
| sun | / | Noun, Verb |
| sunlight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sunny | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sunshine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| surface | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| sward | / | Noun, Verb |
| swat | / | Noun, Verb |
| swept | / | Adjective |
| swerved | / | Verb |
| swig | / | Noun, Verb |
| swing | / | Noun, Verb |
| swipe | / | Noun, Verb |
| swirl | / | Noun, Verb |
| tack | / | Noun, Verb |
| tackled | /x | Adjective |
| tagged | / | Adjective |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| tally | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| tampered | /x | Verb |
| tap | / | Verb, Noun |
| targeted | /xx | Adjective |
| tear into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tennis | /x | Noun, Verb |
| terra | /x | Noun |
| terra firma | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| terrain | x/ | Noun |
| terrane | x/x | Noun |
| terrestrial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| territory | /xxx | Noun |
| the americas | xx/xx | Name, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| thud | / | Noun, Verb |
| thump | / | Noun, Verb |
| thwack | / | Noun, Verb |
| tillage | /x | Noun |
| timber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| timberland | /xx | Noun |
| tobacco | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| toe | / | Noun, Verb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun, Adverb |
| tonight | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| topped | / | Adjective |
| toppled | /x | Verb |
| tore | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tormented | /xx | Adjective |
| totaled | /x | Adjective |
| touchdown | /x | Noun |
| touched | / | Adjective |
| tournament | /xx | Noun |
| track | / | Noun, Verb |
| trail | / | Noun, Verb |
| traitor | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| transfer | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| transparent | x/x | Adjective |
| triggered | /x | Adjective |
| triple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| triumph | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tube | / | Noun, Verb |
| turf | / | Noun, Verb |
| typed | / | Adjective |
| unbalanced | x/x | Adjective |
| undercut | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| underground | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| undermined | xx/ | Verb |
| understanding | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| understory | /xxx | Noun |
| upland | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ushers | /x | Noun, Verb |
| veld | x | Noun |
| venue | /x | Noun |
| victims | /x | Noun |
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| virtue | /x | Noun |
| visits | /x | Noun, Verb |
| volley | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wallop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| wetland | /x | Noun |
| whacked | / | Adjective |
| wham | / | Noun, Verb |
| wherefore | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| whipped | / | Adjective |
| why | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| wild | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| wilderness | /xx | Noun |
| wildlife | /x | Noun |
| wiley | /x | Name |
| win | / | Verb, Noun |
| wonderland | /xx | Noun |
| woodland | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| world | / | Noun, Verb |
| worldly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| wound | / | Noun, Verb |
| wracked | / | Verb |
| yard | / | Noun, Verb |
| your | / | |
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| zone | / | Noun, Verb |
