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WordSyllablesCategories
accomplish
x/x
Verb, Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
actuation
/x/x
Noun
additive
/xx
Noun, Adjective
admissible
x/xx
Adjective
adopted
x/x
Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
agenda
x/x
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
alighting
x/x
Noun
allow
x/
Verb
american legion
x/xx/x
Name, Verb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
application
xx/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
array
x/
Noun, Verb
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrhenius
x/xx
Verb
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
association
xxx/x
Noun
athenaeum
xx/x
Name
atheneum
/xx
Name
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
authority
x/xx
Noun
authorization
xxx/x
Noun
auto
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
avoid
x/
Verb
awhile
x/
Adverb
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
bailiff
/x
Noun
ban
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
batman
/x
Name, Verb
baud
/
Noun
before
x/
Adverb
behalf
x/
Noun
behest
x/
Noun, Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
belonging
x/x
Noun
bilinear
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
binomial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blind
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
blister
/x
Noun, Verb
blush
/
Noun, Verb
boarding
/x
Noun
boils
/
Noun, Verb
boro
/x
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bruises
/x
Verb
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
button
/x
Noun, Verb
butts
/
Noun
bylaw
/x
Noun
calf
/
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
car
/
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
chaos
/x
Noun
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
chronology
x/xx
Noun
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clean up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
clockwise
/x
Adverb, Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
closure
/x
Noun
cloture
/x
Noun, Verb
club
/
Noun, Verb
college
/x
Noun
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
command
x/
Noun, Verb
commander
x/x
Noun
commandment
x/x
Noun
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
committal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
compel
x/
Verb
completion
x/x
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
concord
/x
Noun, Verb
concordance
/xx
Noun, Verb
condemn
x/
Verb
condemnation
xx/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
consecrate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convict
/x
Verb, Noun
conviction
x/x
Noun
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correlation
xx/x
Noun
counterbalanced
xx/x
Adjective
country club
/x/
Phrase, Noun
coupling
/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
coven
/x
Noun
curfew
/x
Noun
decide
x/
Verb
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
decree
x/
Noun, Verb
degree
x/
Noun
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
descendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
descendent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
descent
x/
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
dictate
x/
Verb, Noun
diminishing
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
directive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
disarray
xx/
Noun, Verb
discipline
/xx
Noun, Verb
disembarking
xx/x
Noun
disentangle
xx/x
Verb
disorder
x/x
Noun, Verb
dispensation
xx/x
Noun
disposal
x/x
Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
district
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
doom
/
Noun, Verb
door
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downgrade
//
Noun, Verb
downhill
//
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
downturn
/x
Noun, Verb
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
draft
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
drizzling
/xx
Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dwindling
/xx
Noun, Adjective
edict
/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effector
x/x
Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
enforcement
x/x
Noun
enjoin
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
equilibrium
xx/xx
Noun
eroding
x/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expire
x/
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
exponential
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyesight
/x
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
fiat
/x
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fin
/
Noun, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
food
/
Noun
for
/
Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
framework
/x
Noun
frat
/
Noun
fraternity
x/xx
Noun
frenzy
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fries
/
Noun
gang
/
Noun, Verb
generalised
/xx
Adjective
generalized
/xxx
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
gild
/
Noun, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glee club
//
Phrase, Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
golf club
//
Phrase, Noun
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
govern
/x
Verb, Noun
grade
/
Noun, Verb
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guideline
/x
Noun
guild
/
Noun
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
harmony
/xx
Noun
heat
/
Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hierarchy
/xxx
Noun
hunt
/
Noun, Verb
ilk
/
Noun, Adjective
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
indent
x/
Noun, Verb
injunction
x/x
Noun
instruct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
instruction
x/x
Noun
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interdiction
xx/x
Noun
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interpellation
x/x/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
jockey club
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
landing
/x
Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
law
/
Noun, Verb
layout
/x
Noun
legal separation
/xxx/x
Name, Name
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
line
/
Noun, Verb
linearized
/xxx
Adjective
list
/
Noun, Verb
lodge
/
Noun, Verb
lowering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
magnitude
/xx
Noun
mail order
//x
Phrase, Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
manage
/x
Verb, Noun
management
/xx
Noun
mandamus
x/x
Noun, Verb
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
manner
/x
Noun
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
meal
/
Noun, Verb
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
meeting
/x
Noun
menu
/x
Noun, Verb
mess
/
Noun, Verb
method
/x
Noun, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mode
/
Noun
mold
/
Noun, Verb
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
mould
/
Noun, Verb
multiplicative
/x/xx
Adjective, Noun
multiplier
/xxx
Noun
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
neatness
/x
Noun
necessary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
need
/
Verb, Noun
network
/x
Noun, Verb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
normalize
/xx
Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
obey
x/
Verb
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objection
x/x
Noun
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
observance
x/x
Noun
obtain
x/
Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
ordain
x/
Verb
order of magnitude
/x//xx
Phrase, Noun
orderliness
/xxx
Noun
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ordinance
/xx
Noun
ordre
/x
Noun, Verb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
organize
/xx
Verb
peace
/
Noun, Verb
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plea
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
point of order
///x
Phrase, Noun
police
x/
Noun, Verb
policy
/xx
Noun, Verb
polity
/xx
Noun
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
precedence
/xx
Noun
precept
/x
Noun, Verb
preparation
xx/x
Noun
prescribe
x/
Verb
prescription
x/x
Noun, Adjective
prioritize
x/xx
Verb
procedural
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceeding
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
proclamation
xx/x
Noun
prohibition
xx/x
Noun
proscription
x/x
Noun
provide
x/
Verb
providence
/xx
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
provisional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
purchase
/x
Noun, Verb
purchase order
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursuit
x/
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quadratic
//x
Adjective, Noun
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
raid
/
Noun, Verb
raining
/x
Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
rank
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
rate
/
Noun, Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regime
x/
Noun
regularity
xx/xx
Noun
regulate
/xx
Verb
regulation
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
relation
x/x
Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Noun
reorder
x/x
Noun, Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
require
x/x
Verb
requirement
x/x
Noun
requisition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
resolution
xx/x
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restaurant
/xx
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retreating
x/x
Noun
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rigour
//
Noun
route
/
Noun, Verb
rule
/
Noun, Verb
rule of law
///
Phrase, Noun
sake
/
Noun
sale
/
Noun
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scaling
/x
Noun
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
scrip
/
Noun
secret society
/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
security
x/xx
Noun
seed
/
Noun, Verb
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seen
/
Verb, Noun
semiclassical
xx/xx
Adjective
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
sequence
/x
Noun, Verb
serial
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
series
/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service club
/x/
Phrase, Noun
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
settlement
/xx
Noun
setup
/x
Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
shrinking
/x
Noun, Adjective
sight
/
Noun, Verb
silence
/x
Noun, Verb
silent
/x
Adjective, Noun
sinking
/x
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
sliding
/x
Noun, Adjective
slipping
/x
Noun
slowdown
/x
Noun
society
x/xx
Noun
solicit
x/x
Verb, Noun
sorority
x/xx
Noun
sort
/
Noun, Verb
southerly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
spit and polish
///x
Phrase, Noun
stability
x/xx
Noun
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
standardize
/xx
Verb
standing
/x
Noun, Adjective
standpoint
/x
Noun
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
stop payment
//x
Phrase, Noun
straighten
/x
Verb
straighten out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
subpoena
x/x
Noun, Verb
succession
x/x
Noun
summons
/x
Noun, Verb
synchronize
/xx
Verb
system
/x
Noun
systematize
x/xx
Verb
tamer
/x
Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
thereat
x/
Adverb
thereby
//
Adverb
till
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
timetable
/xx
Noun, Verb
tonic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
tranquillity
x/xx
Noun
tune
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
upgrade
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
vein
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
viewpoint
/x
Noun
virtue
/x
Noun
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
vista
/x
Noun, Verb
waitress
/x
Noun, Verb
waning
/x
Adjective, Noun
warrant
/x
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
word
/
Noun, Verb
writ
/
Noun
yacht club
//
Phrase, Noun
zeroth
/x
Adjective
zone
/
Noun, Verb