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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| of necessity | /x/xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| ingenuity | xx/xx | Noun |
| resourcefulness | x/xx | Noun |
| inventiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| practicality | xx/xx | Noun |
| necessitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective |
| innovation | xx/x | Noun |
| inventing | x/x | Verb |
| innovativeness | /xxxx | Noun |
| inventions | x/x | Noun |
| purposiveness | /xxx | Noun |
| necessities | x/xx | Noun |
| natural selection | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| creativity | xx/xx | Noun |
| usefulness | /xx | Noun |
| inventors | x/x | Noun |
| indispensability | xx/x/xx | Noun |
| entrepreneurialism | xxxx/xxx | Noun |
| industrial revolution | x/xxxx/x | Name, Name |
| practicalities | xx/xx | Noun |
| spontaneous generation | x/xxxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| evolution | xx/x | Noun |
| genetic engineering | x/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nanotechnology | xxx/xx | Noun |
| utilitarianism | xxx/xxxx | Noun |
| innovators | /xxx | Noun |
| inspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| pragmatism | /xxx | Noun |
| functionality | xx/xx | Noun |
| expediency | x/xxx | Noun |
| adaptability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| industrialization | xxxxx/x | Noun |
| utilitarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| reinventing | xx/x | Name |
| practicability | /xx/xx | Noun |
| functionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| cleverness | /xx | Noun |
| lateral thinking | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| improvise | /xx | Verb |
| inevitability | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| rocket science | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| contrivance | x/x | Noun |
| practical politics | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| improvisation | xxx/x | Noun |
| abraham | /xx | Name |
| adoptive | x/x | Adjective |
| adored | x/ | Adjective |
| advent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| ammi | /x | Noun |
| ams | / | Name |
| anthology | x/xx | Noun |
| applicant | /xx | Noun |
| art | / | Noun |
| artist | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| assembly | x/x | Noun |
| aunt | / | Noun |
| bam | / | Noun, Verb |
| beget | x/ | Verb |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective |
| brainchild | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring forth | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carrier | /xx | Noun |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| coinage | /x | Noun |
| compulsion | x/x | Noun |
| conception | x/x | Noun |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| creation | x/x | Noun |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| desktop | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| devising | x/x | Noun |
| devoted | x/x | Adjective |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disclosure | x/x | Noun |
| discovery | x/xx | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| doting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dowager | /xx | Noun |
| emergence | x/x | Noun |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| engender | x/x | Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exigencies | x/xx | Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| fabrication | xx/x | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fantasy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| father | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fatherland | /xx | Noun |
| female | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| folks | / | Noun |
| friend | / | Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gadget | /x | Noun |
| generate | /xx | Verb |
| genius | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| godfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| godmother | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| grandma | /x | Noun |
| grandmother | /xx | Noun |
| grandparents | /xx | Noun |
| granny | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| husband | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| imperative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| imperfection | xx/x | Noun |
| importance | x/x | Noun |
| impossibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| incestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inessential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intimidation | xxx/x | Noun |
| jackpot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| kindergarten | /xxx | Noun |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| language | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lovable | /xx | Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| ma | / | Name, Adjective |
| mam | / | Noun |
| mama | /x | Noun |
| mamma | /x | Noun |
| mammy | /x | Noun |
| marie | x/ | Name |
| masterpiece | /xx | Noun |
| mater | /x | Noun |
| maternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| maternity | x/xx | Noun |
| matrix | /x | Noun |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mine | / | Noun, Verb |
| mistress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mom | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| momma | /x | Noun |
| mommy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| monogamous | x/xx | Adjective |
| moth | / | Noun, Verb |
| motherboard | /xx | Noun |
| motherland | /xx | Noun |
| mum | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mummy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| native | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| neediness | /xx | Noun |
| neologism | x/xxx | Noun |
| nonessential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nursery | /xx | Noun |
| obligation | xx/x | Noun |
| opera | /x | Noun |
| overprotective | xxx/x | Adjective |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pasadena | xx/x | Name |
| patent | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| plague | / | Noun, Verb |
| play | / | Verb, Noun |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| potter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| powerlessness | /xxx | Noun |
| precondition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| productions | x/x | Noun |
| queen | / | Noun, Verb |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| reasonableness | /xxxx | Noun |
| required | x/x | Adjective |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| requisite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| safety | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sea | / | Noun |
| she | / | Noun |
| sire | /x | Noun, Verb |
