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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| a | x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective | 
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| accomplish | x/x | Verb | 
| accountable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| advancement | x/x | Noun | 
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| advice | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| aegis | /x | Noun | 
| afford | x/ | Verb | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| agree | x/ | Verb | 
| airstrip | /x | Noun | 
| alda | /x | Name | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| aluminium | x/xx | Noun | 
| aluminum | x/xx | Noun | 
| animate | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb | 
| antimony | xxxx | Noun | 
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb | 
| appear | x/ | Verb | 
| appreciate | x/xx | Verb | 
| are | / | Noun | 
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| arouse | x/ | Verb | 
| arrive | x/ | Verb | 
| arsenic | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| assume | x/ | Verb | 
| atonement | x/x | Noun | 
| attach | x/ | Verb | 
| attract | x/ | Verb | 
| authority | x/xx | Noun | 
| azo | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| banish | /x | Verb | 
| bank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| barium | /xx | Noun | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| become | x/ | Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| behave | x/ | Verb | 
| belief | x/ | Noun | 
| believe in | x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| believed | x/ | Verb | 
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective | 
| bet | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bismuth | /x | Noun | 
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| boss | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| branch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| build | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bullets | /x | Noun | 
| buy | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cable | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cadmium | /xx | Noun | 
| capita | /xx | Noun | 
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cease | / | Verb, Noun | 
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| chair | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chairman | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chef | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| church | / | Noun, Verb | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clue | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cobalt | /x | Noun | 
| come | / | Verb, Noun | 
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| compel | x/ | Verb | 
| competent | /xx | Adjective | 
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| completion | x/x | Noun | 
| conceive | x/ | Verb | 
| conclude | x/ | Verb | 
| concur | x/ | Verb | 
| conduce | x/ | Verb | 
| conducive | x/x | Adjective | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| conductor | x/x | Noun | 
| conduit | /xx | Noun | 
| confidence | /xx | Noun | 
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| consider | x/x | Verb | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| contribute | x/x | Verb | 
| convict | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| convince | x/ | Verb | 
| coordinator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| copper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cord | / | Noun, Verb | 
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| credible | /xx | Adjective | 
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| deathless | /x | Adjective | 
| deem | / | Verb, Noun | 
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| delivery | x/xx | Noun | 
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb | 
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| determine | x/x | Verb | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| direction | x/x | Noun | 
| director | x/x | Noun | 
| directorate | x/xx | Noun | 
| disbelieve | xx/ | Verb | 
| discredit | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| dominant | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| dominate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| doubt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drag | / | Verb, Noun | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| drive | / | Noun, Verb | 
| driver | /x | Noun | 
| edge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| electrode | x/x | Noun | 
| elicit | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| embark | x/ | Verb | 
| emerge | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| enable | x/x | Verb | 
| encourage | x/x | Verb | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| engender | x/x | Verb | 
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ensue | x/ | Verb | 
| ensure | x/ | Verb | 
| entail | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| entice | x/ | Verb | 
| envisage | x/x | Verb | 
| escort | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| establish | x/x | Verb | 
| esteem | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| estimate | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| evoke | x/ | Verb | 
| evolve | x/ | Verb | 
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| expect | x/ | Verb | 
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| face | / | Noun, Verb | 
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb | 
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| feel | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| ferrous | /x | Adjective | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| figurehead | /xx | Noun | 
| filament | /xx | Noun | 
| file | / | Noun, Verb | 
| find | / | Verb, Noun | 
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| fish | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| flood | / | Noun, Verb | 
| floor | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| foil | / | Noun, Verb | 
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| fore | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| forgettable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| foster | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fulfil | x/ | Verb | 
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gather | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| generate | /xx | Verb | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ghost | / | Noun, Verb | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| god | / | Name, Verb | 
| gold | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| govern | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| governance | /xx | Noun | 
| grow | / | Verb, Noun | 
| guess | / | Verb, Noun | 
| guidance | /x | Noun | 
| guide | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gullible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| header | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| heavenly | /xx | Adjective, Name, Adverb | 
| helm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| help | / | Verb, Noun | 
| hint | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| hope | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hunch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hypothesize | x/xx | Verb | 
| idol | /x | Noun | 
| imagine | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| impetus | /xx | Noun | 
| implement | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| imply | x/ | Verb | 
| impose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| impression | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| incite | x/ | Verb | 
| incline | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| incur | x/ | Verb | 
| indicate | /xx | Verb | 
| indication | xx/x | Noun | 
| induce | x/ | Verb | 
| infer | x/ | Verb | 
| inflict | x/ | Verb | 
| initiate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| inspire | x/ | Verb | 
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| intend | x/ | Verb | 
| introduce | xx/ | Verb | 
| introduction | xx/x | Noun | 
| involve | x/ | Verb | 
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb | 
| judge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| keep | / | Verb, Noun | 
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| know | / | Verb, Noun | 
| lane | / | Noun | 
| launch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lead story | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| leaded | /x | Adjective | 
| leaden | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| leader | /x | Noun | 
| leadership | /xx | Noun | 
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| leash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| leave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| lend | / | Verb, Noun | 
| liability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| liable | /xx | Adjective | 
| licence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| license | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lie | / | Verb, Noun | 
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| line | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lithium | /xx | Noun | 
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| location | x/x | Noun | 
| look | / | Verb, Noun | 
| look on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| love | / | Noun, Verb | 
| magnesium | x/xx | Noun | 
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| maintain | x/ | Verb | 
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| make | / | Verb, Noun | 
| manage | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| management | /xx | Noun | 
| manager | /xx | Noun | 
| manganese | /xx | Noun | 
| mano | /x | Noun | 
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| matinee idol | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| me | / | Noun | 
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| melted | /x | Adjective | 
| mercuric | x/x | Adjective | 
| metal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| mind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mislead | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| moderate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| motivate | /xx | Verb | 
| move | / | Verb, Noun | 
| navigate | /xx | Verb | 
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| notice | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| notification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| obtain | x/ | Verb | 
| occur | x/ | Verb | 
| offer | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| officer | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| operate | /xx | Verb | 
| opinion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| orchestrate | /xx | Verb | 
| orient | /xx | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| origin | /xx | Noun | 
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| oversee | /xx | Verb | 
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pass | / | Verb, Noun | 
| path | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pathway | /x | Noun | 
| pave | / | Verb | 
| pencil | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| perceive | x/ | Verb | 
| perform | x/ | Verb | 
| permit | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| persuade | x/ | Verb | 
| phare | / | Name | 
| pilot | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| pipe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| platoon | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| play | / | Verb, Noun | 
| point | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pose | / | Verb, Noun | 
| potassium | x/xx | Noun | 
| preach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| precede | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| precipitate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| predominant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| preparatory | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| prepayment | x/x | Noun | 
| preponderant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| preside | x/ | Verb | 
| presume | x/ | Verb | 
| pretence | x/ | Noun | 
| pretend | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| primacy | /xx | Noun | 
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| proactive | //x | Adjective | 
| probability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| proceed | x/ | Verb | 
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| progress | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| prominent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| promote | x/ | Verb | 
| prompt | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| propose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| protagonist | x/xx | Noun | 
| prove | / | Verb, Noun | 
| provide | x/ | Verb | 
| provoke | x/ | Verb | 
| pursue | x/ | Verb | 
| push | / | Verb, Noun | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| radiate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| raise | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rate | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ratify | /xx | Verb | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| ray | / | Noun, Verb | 
| reach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| recall | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| reckon | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| recognize | /xx | Verb | 
| recollect | xx/ | Verb, Noun | 
| rector | /x | Noun | 
| refer | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| reindeer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| religion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| rely | x/ | Verb | 
| remember | x/x | Verb | 
| repute | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| reside | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| responsibility | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| rethink | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| ride | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ringleader | /xx | Noun | 
| rise | / | Noun, Verb | 
| role | / | Noun | 
| route | / | Noun, Verb | 
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| runway | /x | Noun | 
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| scent | / | Noun, Verb | 
| seal | / | Noun, Verb | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seem | / | Verb | 
| selfsame | // | Noun, Adjective | 
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| sense | / | Noun, Verb | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| shooting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| show | / | Verb, Noun | 
| silver | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| sinker | /x | Noun | 
| source | / | Noun, Verb | 
| spark | / | Noun, Verb | 
| speak | / | Verb, Noun | 
| spearhead | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| speculate | /xx | Verb | 
| stake | / | Noun, Verb | 
| star | / | Noun, Verb | 
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| steel | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| steer | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stimulate | /xx | Verb | 
| strike | / | Noun, Verb | 
| strontium | /xx | Noun | 
| submit | x/ | Verb | 
| succeed | x/ | Verb | 
| success | x/ | Noun | 
| suffer | /x | Verb | 
| suggest | x/ | Verb | 
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective | 
| supervise | /xx | Verb | 
| suppose | x/ | Verb | 
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb | 
| suspect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| swallow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| swear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| tack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| take charge | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| take hold | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| tarmac | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tend | / | Verb | 
| terminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| tether | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| think | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tin | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| tip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| track | / | Noun, Verb | 
| trail | / | Noun, Verb | 
| train | / | Noun, Verb | 
| translate | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| trigger | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| trust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| truth | / | Noun, Verb | 
| turn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| understand | xx/ | Verb | 
| undertake | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| unleaded | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| unleash | x/ | Verb | 
| uranium | x/xx | Noun | 
| usher | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| vanguard | /x | Noun | 
| view | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wage | / | Noun, Verb | 
| walk | / | Verb, Noun | 
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| wear | / | Verb, Noun | 
| weariness | /xx | Noun | 
| weight | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| winning | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| wire | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wreak | / | Verb, Noun | 
| yes | / | Name, Verb | 
| yield | / | Noun, Verb | 
| zinc | / | Noun, Verb | 
