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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| notable | /xx | Noun, Noun | 
| scholar | /x | Noun | 
| eminence | /xx | Noun | 
| savant | x/ | Noun | 
| firmament | /xx | Noun | 
| impresario | xx/xx | Noun | 
| personage | /xx | Noun | 
| heavyweights | /xx | Noun | 
| visionary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| dignitary | /xxx | Noun | 
| literary | /xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| innovator | /xxx | Noun | 
| luminous | /xx | Adjective | 
| celestial | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| star | / | Noun | 
| polymath | xx/ | Noun | 
| illustrious | x/xx | Adjective | 
| stalwarts | /x | Noun | 
| solar | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| illumination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| worthies | /x | Noun | 
| financier | xx/ | Noun | 
| luminescent | xx/x | Adjective | 
| eminent | /xx | Adjective | 
| celebrity | x/xx | Noun | 
| titan | /x | Name | 
| mystic | /x | Noun | 
| greats | / | Noun | 
| astronomical | xx/xx | Name | 
| firebrand | /xx | Noun | 
| superstar | xx/ | Noun | 
| guru | /x | Noun | 
| artisan | /xx | Noun | 
| dynamo | /xx | Noun | 
| prodigious | x/x | Adjective | 
| legend | /x | Noun | 
| influential | xx/x | Adjective | 
| fixture | /x | Noun | 
| hotshot | /x | Noun | 
| colossus | x/x | Noun | 
| exemplar | x/x | Noun | 
| genius | /x | Noun | 
| jazz | / | Noun | 
| extravaganza | xxx/x | Noun | 
| theosophical | /x/xx | Name | 
| lamp | / | Noun | 
| compatriot | x/xx | Noun | 
| candle | /x | Noun | 
| musical | /xx | Adjective | 
| pillar | /x | Noun | 
| pantheon | /xx | Noun | 
| astronomer | x/xx | Noun | 
| cosmic | /x | Adjective | 
| virtuoso | xx/x | Noun | 
| constellation | xx/x | Noun | 
| triumvirate | x/xx | Noun | 
| renown | x/ | Noun | 
| lantern | /x | Noun | 
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| light | / | Noun | 
| brilliance | /x | Noun | 
| illuminator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| leader | /x | Noun | 
| grand old man | /// | Name, Name | 
| doyen | /x | Noun | 
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun | 
| contributor | x/xx | Noun | 
| success story | x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| aspirant | /xx | Noun | 
| prince | / | Noun | 
| prime mover | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| informer | x/x | Noun | 
| mastermind | /xx | Noun | 
| senior | /x | Name | 
| protagonist | x/xx | Noun | 
| somebody | /xx | Noun | 
| leading | /x | Verb | 
| conductor | x/x | Noun | 
| elite | x/ | Noun | 
| inducer | x/x | Noun | 
| ray of sunshine | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| admirer | x/x | Noun | 
| initiator | xx/xx | Noun | 
| public figure | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| forerunner | /xx | Noun | 
| discoverer | x/xx | Noun | 
| original | x/xx | Adjective | 
| winner | /x | Noun | 
| former | /x | Noun | 
| originator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| leading man | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| champion | /xx | Noun | 
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun | 
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective | 
| harbinger | /xx | Noun | 
| signifier | /xxx | Noun | 
| martyr | /x | Noun | 
| dreamer | /x | Noun | 
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun | 
| pathfinder | /xx | Noun | 
| instructor | x/x | Noun | 
| paragon | /xx | Noun | 
| helper | /x | Noun | 
| glimmer | /x | Noun | 
| resplendent | x/x | Adjective | 
| brightest | /x | Adjective | 
| aiding | /x | Verb | 
| rays | / | Noun | 
| brand | / | Noun | 
| beams | / | Noun | 
| shines | / | Verb | 
| glorious | /xx | Adjective | 
| sky | / | Noun | 
| nocturnal | x/x | Adjective | 
| setting | /x | Noun | 
| brilliant | /x | Adjective | 
| lesser | /x | Adjective | 
| heavenly | /xx | Adjective | 
| night | / | Noun | 
| legal | /x | Adjective | 
| day | / | Noun | 
| rising | /x | Verb | 
| appearance | x/x | Noun | 
| regions | /x | Noun | 
| mighty | /x | Adjective | 
| world | / | Noun | 
| place | / | Verb | 
| splendid | /x | Adjective | 
| church | / | Noun | 
| chief | / | Adjective | 
| field | / | Noun | 
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| outstanding | x/x | Adjective | 
| age | / | Noun | 
| abdomen | x/x | Noun | 
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| androgynous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| animated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| arrears | x/ | Adjective | 
| atlantean | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| battlefield | /xx | Noun | 
| bloodstream | /x | Noun | 
| clement | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun | 
| edifice | /xx | Noun | 
| emporium | x/xx | Noun | 
| epiphany | x/xx | Noun | 
| galaxy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| glory | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| glottis | /x | Noun | 
| hyoid | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| idol | /x | Noun | 
| jewel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| metropolis | x/xx | Noun | 
| miracle | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| motionless | /xx | Adjective | 
| orb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| patron | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| phallic | /x | Adjective | 
| powerless | /xx | Adjective | 
| prize | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| scapula | /xx | Noun | 
| sidereal | //xx | Adjective | 
| temple | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| uterus | /xx | Noun | 
| virtue | /x | Noun | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| headlines | /x | Noun | 
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| aisle | / | Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
