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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective |
| adorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| adored | x/ | Adjective |
| advisories | x/xx | Noun |
| affectionately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| akin | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| all but | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| alongside | x// | Adverb |
| amy | /x | Name |
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anna | /x | Name |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| artificial | xx/x | Adjective |
| babe | / | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| belle | / | Name |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boyfriend | /x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cabbage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| cant | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cara | /x | Name |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| carl | / | Name, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| cher | / | Noun |
| cherished | /x | Adjective |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| christ | / | Name |
| chummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| closer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| colder | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| come on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| contiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cora | /x | Name |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| crowd | / | Noun, Verb |
| curry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| dearer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dearie | /x | Noun |
| devout | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| distinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| doll | / | Noun |
| draw near | // | Phrase, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| edge in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| elder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| esteemed | x/ | Adjective |
| estimate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| exalted | x/x | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| fabulous | /xx | Adjective |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fence | / | Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| friend | / | Noun, Verb |
| fruity | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gallant | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| girlfriend | /x | Noun |
| glorious | /xx | Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| haired | / | Adjective |
| hallowed | /x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harry | /x | Name, Verb |
| hastings | /x | Name |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heart | / | Noun, Verb |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| heaven | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hon | / | Noun, Adjective |
| honey | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| honorable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| honourable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| honoured | /x | Adjective |
| horses | /x | Noun |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| imminence | /xx | Noun |
| imminent | /xx | Adjective |
| impending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| inexpensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| jeez | / | Name |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| kate | / | Name |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| kiddo | /x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| kindness | /x | Noun |
| lad | / | Noun |
| ladies | /x | Noun |
| lamb | / | Noun, Verb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| left | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| located | /xx | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loom | / | Noun, Verb |
| lord | / | Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| lovable | /xx | Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| loved one | // | Phrase, Noun |
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| lover | /x | Noun |
| lower | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| luv | / | Noun, Verb |
| lying | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| madam | /x | Noun, Verb |
| madame | /x | Name |
| mademoiselle | xxx/ | Noun, Verb |
| mama | /x | Noun |
| mamma | /x | Noun |
| martha | /x | Name |
| mary | /x | Name |
| meadows | /x | Noun |
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mighty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| mild | / | Adjective, Noun |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| miss | / | Name, Verb |
| mister | /x | Noun, Verb |
| misty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mom | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| monsieur | x/ | Name |
| moral | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| mum | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| my | / | Noun |
| nah | / | Name |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nearer | /x | Adjective |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| neat | / | Adjective, Noun |
| neighbor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| neighborhood | /xx | Noun |
| neighbour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| nigh | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| overpriced | /xx | Adjective |
| papa | /x | Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| peanut | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pertaining | x/x | Noun |
| pet | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| petal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| poop | / | Noun, Verb |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| practically | /xx | Adverb |
| precious | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| price | / | Noun, Verb |
| pricey | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| proximal | /xx | Adjective |
| proximate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| proximity | x/xx | Noun |
| pumpkin | /x | Noun |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| quasi | /x | Adjective |
| receding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| recent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| relative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| remoter | x/x | Noun |
| respected | x/x | Adjective |
| roughly | /x | Adverb |
| seigneur | // | Noun |
| semi | /x | Noun |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sir | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| situated | /xxx | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| some | / | Adverb |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| speedy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| steep | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stingy | /x | Adjective |
| sugar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surrounding | x/x | Noun |
| sweet | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sweetheart | /x | Noun |
| sweetie | /x | Noun |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| toward | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unattainable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ungenerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unloved | x/ | Adjective |
| unreal | x/ | Adjective |
| upcoming | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uproar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| upstairs | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| upwind | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| valentine | /xx | Name |
| valuable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| value | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vandals | /x | Noun |
| vicinity | x/xx | Noun |
| virgin | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| virtually | /xxx | Adverb |
| warm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| warmly | /x | Adverb |
| while | / | Noun, Verb |
| widowed | /x | Adjective |
| witted | /x | Adjective |
| young | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
