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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective |
| acceptances | x/xx | Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| acquaintance | x/x | Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| afterwards | /xx | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anna | /x | Name |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bonfires | /xx | Adjective |
| bonnie | /x | Name, Adjective |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| buyer | /x | Noun |
| bygone | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| catacombs | /xx | Noun |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chronic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| consistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| consuming | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| contracts | /x | Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| courses | /x | Noun |
| crave | / | Verb, Noun |
| craziest | /xx | Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| dace | / | Noun |
| denying | x/x | Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| director | x/x | Noun |
| distances | /xx | Noun |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diviner | x/x | Noun |
| divisible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| does | / | Noun |
| don | / | Name, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| dragon | /x | Noun |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| elongate | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| endless | /x | Adjective |
| enduring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enjoyable | x/xx | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| entire | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| epistles | x/x | Noun |
| er | x | Noun, Verb |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| eventual | x/xx | Adjective |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| excluded | x/x | Verb |
| extendable | x/xx | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| farsighted | //x | Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| footsteps | /x | Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fritz | / | Name, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| frontier | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| goodbye | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| governor | /xx | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| groomed | / | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| happier | /xx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| harrowing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heretofore | xx/ | Adverb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| homilies | /xx | Noun |
| hot dogs | // | Phrase |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| huh | / | Noun |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| in order | x/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incorporeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| indivisible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| integer | /xx | Noun |
| interminable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| johns | / | Name |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kindergartens | /xxx | Noun |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lang | / | Noun, Adjective |
| lange | / | Name |
| langer | /x | Name |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| lank | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| largo | /x | Name, Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| late | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| leases | /x | Noun, Verb |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| legs | / | Noun |
| length | / | Noun, Verb |
| lengthened | /x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lifelong | // | Adjective |
| lingering | /xx | Noun |
| logic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| longed | / | Verb |
| longevity | x/xx | Noun |
| longish | /x | Adjective |
| longitude | /xx | Noun |
| longitudinal | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| longtime | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| longue | / | Noun |
| loon | / | Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| lung | / | Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| makes | / | Verb |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| maxims | /x | Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| mayor | /x | Noun |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| measurement | /xx | Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| memorable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| minister | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| mucho | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nah | / | Name |
| napoleon | x/xx | Name |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nav | / | Noun, Verb |
| naw | / | Verb |
| nay | / | Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| neither | /x | Adverb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nicht | / | Verb, Noun |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| nines | / | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| nobody | /xx | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| noo | / | Adverb, Adjective |
| nope | / | Noun, Verb |
| nor | / | Noun |
| nota | /x | Noun |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| noting | /x | Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| number | /x | Noun, Verb |
| o | x | Noun, Adjective |
| oblong | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| often | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| omitted | x/x | Verb |
| ones | / | Noun |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| or | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| overnight | /x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| paces | /x | Noun |
| pas | / | Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pending | /x | Adjective |
| perennial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| permanent | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| persistent | x/x | Adjective |
| pine | / | Noun, Verb |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| plus | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pointed | /x | Adjective |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| previous | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| prohibited | x/xx | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| provided | x/x | Verb |
| provident | /xx | Adjective |
| psyche | /x | Noun, Verb |
| purchaser | /xx | Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| re | / | Noun |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| rearward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| refrain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| refused | x/ | Noun |
| remember | x/x | Verb |
| remote | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| resuscitate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| retentive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| revolvers | x/x | Noun |
| rich | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rockers | /x | Verb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sans | / | Adjective |
| sap | / | Noun, Verb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| seldom | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| seniority | x/xx | Noun |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shortened | /x | Adjective |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| since | / | Adverb |
| singularly | /xxx | Adverb |
| skinny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slender | /x | Adjective |
| sloops | / | Noun, Verb |
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| soh | / | Name |
| sol | / | Noun, Adjective |
| some | / | Adverb |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| specials | /x | Verb |
| stanzas | /x | Noun |
| status | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| stressed | / | Adjective |
| stretch | / | Noun, Verb |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| suites | / | Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| surely | /x | Adverb |
| sustainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sustained | x/ | Adjective |
| symphonies | /xx | Adjective |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| tempestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| temps | / | Noun |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| theirs | / | Adjective |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| thus | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thusly | /x | Adverb |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| timely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| to | / | Adverb, Noun |
| too | / | Adverb |
| totally | /xx | Adverb |
| traditionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| tree | / | Noun, Verb |
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| truthful | /x | Adjective |
| ultimately | /xxx | Adverb |
| unable | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| uncommonly | x/xx | Adverb |
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective |
| unforgettable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unintended | xx/x | Adjective |
| uninterrupted | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unmodified | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpaid | x/ | Adjective |
| unplanned | x/ | Adjective |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| until | x/ | |
| untrue | x/ | Adjective |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| vast | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ventral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| verses | /x | Noun |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| voluminous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wait | / | Verb, Noun |
| wave | / | Noun, Verb |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| weather | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| weep | / | Verb, Noun |
| whatever | x/x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| while | / | Noun, Verb |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| why | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| wicket | /x | Noun |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| widely | /x | Adverb |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| wooden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yeah | / | Noun |
| yearlong | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| yearn | / | Verb, Noun |
| years | / | Noun |
| yen | / | Noun, Verb |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
