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WordSyllablesCategories
abilities
x/xx
Noun, Noun
abutment
x/x
Noun
accede
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
acceptance
x/x
Noun
accession
x/x
Noun, Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accompaniment
x/xx
Noun
accompany
x/xx
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
achievement
x/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activities
x/xx
Noun
adds
/
Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
adherence
x/x
Noun
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
adoption
x/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advancement
x/x
Noun
advice
x/
Noun, Verb
advocacy
/xxx
Noun
advocate
/xx
Noun, Verb
affirm
x/
Verb
affordability
xxx/xx
Noun
aftercare
/xx
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
agreement
x/x
Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aide
/
Noun
alimony
/xxx
Noun
allege
x/
Verb
allocations
xx/x
Noun
allow
x/
Verb
alternatives
x/xx
Verb
amenities
x/xx
Noun
amounts
x/
Noun, Verb
anchor
/x
Noun, Verb
ancillary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
antidotes
/xx
Noun
apologise
x/xx
Verb
apologize
x/xx
Verb
appoints
x/
Verb
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
appropriations
xxx/x
Noun
approval
x/x
Noun
approve
x/
Verb
arguable
/xxx
Adjective
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
arrangements
x/x
Noun
assent
x/
Noun, Verb
assets
/x
Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
assistant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
assistive
x/x
Adjective
assumes
x/
Verb
attachment
x/x
Noun
attend
x/
Verb
attendance
x/x
Noun
attention
x/x
Noun
auxiliary
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
avenue
/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
awarded
x/x
Verb
aye
/
Name, Adverb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
back up
//
Phrase, Verb
backboard
/x
Noun, Verb
backbone
/x
Noun
backgrounds
/x
Noun
backstop
/x
Noun, Verb
backup
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basement
/x
Noun
basis
/x
Noun
beam
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear out
//
Phrase, Verb
bedpost
/x
Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
blessing
/x
Noun
block
/
Noun, Verb
bolster
/x
Verb, Noun
boost
/
Verb, Noun
bra
/
Noun
brace
/
Noun, Verb
bracket
/x
Noun, Verb
bread and butter
///x
Phrase, Noun
breadwinner
/xx
Noun
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
brings
/
Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
buttress
/x
Noun, Verb
calls
/
Verb, Noun
capabilities
xx/xx
Noun
capacities
x/xx
Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
carrier
/xx
Noun
carries
/x
Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
causes
/x
Adjective
champion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chock
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
circles
/x
Adverb
claim
/
Noun, Verb
coaching
/x
Noun
collaboration
xxx/x
Noun
comes
/
Noun
comfort
/x
Noun, Verb
commend
x/
Verb, Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
companion
x/x
Noun, Verb
compatibility
xxx/xx
Noun
competition
xx/x
Noun
complement
/xx
Noun, Verb
compliant
x/x
Adjective
concur
x/
Verb
conditions
x/x
Verb
condone
x/
Verb
conduit
/xx
Noun
confirm
x/
Verb, Adverb
conforming
x/x
Adjective
connotes
x/
Verb
consensus
x/x
Noun, Verb
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consistency
x/xx
Noun
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
consists
x/
Verb
consolidate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
consolidation
xxx/x
Noun
constitutes
/xx
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
contradict
xx/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
conveniences
x/xx
Noun
cooperation
xxx/x
Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
corresponds
xx/
Verb
corroborate
x/xx
Verb
counselling
/x
Noun
countenance
/xx
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
creates
x/
Verb
creature comforts
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
credibility
xx/xx
Noun
crutch
/
Noun, Verb
dangling
/xx
Adjective, Noun
daycare
/x
Noun
defence
x/
Noun, Verb
defend
x/
Verb
define
x/
Verb, Noun
demands
x/
Noun, Verb
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
denotes
x/
Verb, Noun
describes
x/
Verb
designate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
deterrents
x/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
device
x/
Noun
dietary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
dint
/
Noun, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
divination
xx/x
Noun
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
documentation
xxx/x
Noun
does
/
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
draw
/
Verb, Noun
earner
/x
Noun
east
/
Name, Adjective, Adverb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
embrace
x/
Verb, Noun
empowered
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
enablers
x/x
Noun
encompasses
x/xx
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
encouragement
x/xx
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endorse
x/
Verb, Noun
endorsement
x/x
Noun
endure
x/
Verb
enforcement
x/x
Noun
enhance
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
environment
x/xx
Noun
equals
/x
Noun
equates
x/
Verb
equipment
x/x
Noun
equipped
x/
Adjective
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
espouse
x/
Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extremes
x/
Noun
exudes
x/
Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
facilitation
xxx/x
Noun
facilities
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
fasten
/x
Verb
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feed
/
Noun, Verb
fighter
/x
Noun
fighting
/x
Noun, Adjective
finance
x/
Noun, Verb
fixture
/x
Noun, Verb
flanking
/x
Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
food
/
Noun
foot
/
Noun, Verb
foothold
/x
Noun
forcing
/x
Noun, Adjective
form
/
Noun, Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
formula
/xx
Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
foundation
x/x
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
frequent
/x
Adjective, Verb
friend
/
Noun, Verb
fulcrum
/x
Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furtherance
/xx
Noun
gimmick
/x
Noun, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
goes
/
Noun
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
groundwork
/x
Noun
group
/
Noun, Verb
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guess
/
Verb, Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
hanger
/x
Noun
hanging
/x
Adjective, Noun
harness
/x
Noun, Verb
harp
/
Noun, Verb
has
/
Verb
hears
/
Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
holder
/x
Noun
hose
/
Noun, Verb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
identifies
x/xx
Verb
implicates
/xx
Verb
implies
x/
Verb
imposes
x/x
Verb
improve
x/
Verb
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
includes
x/
Verb
incur
x/
Verb
indicates
/xx
Verb
inducement
x/x
Noun
infers
x/
Verb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
input
/x
Noun, Verb
installations
xx/x
Noun
instructional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
instrument
/xx
Noun, Verb
instrumentalities
xxx/xx
Noun
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
intends
x/
Verb
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
intermediary
xx/xxx
Noun, Adjective
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
intervention
xx/x
Noun
involvement
x/x
Noun
is
/
Verb, Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
jock
/
Noun, Verb
join
/
Verb, Noun
journal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
justification
xxx/x
Noun
justify
/xx
Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
lane
/
Noun
leads
/
Verb
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lend
/
Verb, Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lever
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
leverage
/xx
Noun, Verb
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifeline
/x
Noun
linchpin
/x
Noun, Verb
lines
/
Noun
livelihood
/xx
Noun
living
/x
Noun, Adjective
load
/
Noun, Verb
love
/
Noun, Verb
machinery
x/xx
Noun
mainstay
/x
Noun
maintain
x/
Verb
maintenance
/xx
Noun
majority
x/xx
Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
management
/xx
Noun
manner
/x
Noun
marks
/
Noun
mass
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
meant
/
Verb
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
media
/xx
Noun, Adjective
median
/xx
Adjective, Noun
medio
/xx
Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
membership
/xx
Noun, Verb
mentoring
/xx
Noun
method
/x
Noun, Verb
methodological
xxx/xx
Adjective
methodologies
xx/xx
Noun
mid
/
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midfield
/x
Noun
midst
/
Noun
milieu
x/
Noun
modalities
x/xx
Noun
mode
/
Noun
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
motivated
/xxx
Adjective
mount
/
Noun, Verb
necessitates
x/xx
Verb
needs
/
Noun, Adverb
negate
x/
Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
nourish
/x
Verb, Noun
nurture
/x
Verb, Noun
obliges
x/x
Verb
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
open sesame
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
opportunities
xx/xx
Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
outlet
/x
Noun
oversight
/xx
Noun, Verb
paraphernalia
xxx/x
Noun
parents
/x
Noun
participation
xxx/x
Noun
path
/
Noun, Verb
pathway
/x
Noun
patronage
/xx
Noun, Verb
patronize
/xx
Verb
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pedestal
/xx
Noun, Verb
pension
/x
Noun, Verb
perch
/
Noun, Verb
pier
/
Noun
planning
/x
Noun
plea
/
Noun, Verb
plinth
/
Noun
pole
/
Noun, Verb
poses
/x
Verb, Noun
possibilities
xx/xx
Noun
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
presents
/x
Noun
preservatives
x/xx
Noun
press
/
Noun, Verb
pressure
/x
Noun, Verb
presumes
x/
Verb
presupposes
xx/x
Verb
procedures
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prodding
/x
Noun
program
/x
Noun, Verb
promote
x/
Verb
promotion
x/x
Noun
prop
/
Noun, Verb
prop up
//
Phrase, Verb
propelled
x/
Verb
propping up
/x/
Phrase, Noun
protect
x/
Verb
protection
x/x
Noun
prove
/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
purse
/
Noun, Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
puts
/
Verb
rack
/
Noun, Verb
radius
/xx
Noun, Verb
rationalize
/xxx
Verb
reassurance
xx/x
Noun
recourse
/x
Noun, Verb
refers
x/
Verb
reflects
x/
Verb
reinforce
xx/
Verb
reinforcement
xx/x
Noun
relates
x/
Verb
relief
x/
Noun, Adjective
rely
x/
Verb
remedies
/xx
Noun
represents
xx/
Verb
requires
x/x
Verb
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
resource
/x
Noun, Verb
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retaining
x/x
Adjective, Noun
rib
/
Noun, Verb
road
/
Noun, Adjective
rocker
/x
Noun
root
/
Noun, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
safeguard
/x
Verb, Noun
salvation
x/x
Noun, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sanction
/x
Noun, Verb
sash
/
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
schemes
/
Noun
scope
/
Noun, Verb
seat
/
Noun, Verb
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
security
x/xx
Noun
see through
//
Phrase, Verb
self
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shelf
/
Noun
shew
/
Verb, Noun
shop
/
Noun, Verb
shore up
//
Phrase, Verb
shoring
/x
Noun
shoring up
/x/
Phrase, Noun
shoulder
/x
Noun, Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
signals
/x
Adverb
significance
x/xx
Noun
signifies
/xx
Verb, Noun
sling
/
Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
social
/x
Adjective, Noun
solidarity
xx/xx
Noun
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
sort
/
Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
specialized
/xx
Adjective
spells
/
Adjective
spoke
/
Verb, Noun
sponsor
/x
Noun, Verb
stair
/
Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
states
/
Noun
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
steam
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
step
/
Noun, Verb
stepping stone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
sticks
/
Noun
stimulate
/xx
Verb
stirrup
/x
Noun, Adjective
strengthen
/x
Verb
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
style
/
Noun, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
subscribe
x/
Verb
subsidies
/xx
Noun
subsidise
/xx
Verb
subsidised
/xx
Adjective
subsidization
xxx/x
Noun
subsistence
x/x
Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substantiate
x/xx
Verb
substrate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
substructure
//x
Noun
suggests
x/
Verb
sums
/
Noun, Verb
sup
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
supplement
/xx
Noun, Verb
supplementary
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
supporter
x/x
Noun
supposes
x/x
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
sustain
x/
Verb, Noun
sustainment
x/x
Noun
sustenance
/xx
Noun
sympathy
/xx
Noun
synonym
/xx
Noun
system
/x
Noun
tactic
/x
Noun, Adjective
takes
/
Adjective
techniques
x/
Adjective
tee
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
terms
/
Noun
thanks
/
Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
therefore
/x
Adverb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
track
/
Noun, Verb
tract
/
Noun, Verb
translates
x/
Verb, Noun
transport
x/
Noun, Verb
tricks
/
Noun
truss
/
Noun, Verb
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
undercarriage
/xxx
Noun
undergird
/x/
Verb
underlie
xx/
Verb
underpin
/xx
Verb
understands
xx/
Verb
underwrite
/xx
Verb
upheld
x/
Verb
upkeep
/x
Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
validate
/xx
Verb
vamp
/
Noun, Verb
vector
/x
Noun, Verb
vehicle
/xx
Noun, Verb
venues
/x
Noun
verify
/xx
Verb
via
/x
Noun
virtue
/x
Noun
voice
/
Noun, Verb
vote
/
Noun, Verb
wants
/
Verb
warrant
/x
Noun, Verb
waterways
/xx
Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weapon
/x
Noun, Verb
welcome
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
welfare
/x
Noun, Verb
wherewithal
/xx
Noun, Adverb
wings
/
Noun
withstand
x/
Verb
words
/
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
yoke
/
Noun, Verb