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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cheap | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| for the birds | /xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| trifling | /x | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unaffordable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| no good | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| worthless | /x | Adjective |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| unappreciated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| out of the question | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| undeserving | xx/x | Adjective |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb |
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| inconsiderate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| light | / | Noun |
| not long for this world | ///// | Phrase, Adjective |
| unfruitful | x/x | Adjective |
| unavailing | xx/x | Adjective |
| valueless | /xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| none the wiser | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| displeased | x/ | Verb |
| intolerant | x/xx | Adjective |
| uneconomic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| no fair | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| stinking | /x | Noun |
| in vain | x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| nought | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| underappreciated | /xx/xxx | Adjective |
| churlish | /x | Adjective |
| unsightly | x/x | Adjective |
| waste | / | Noun |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| ungainly | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| invaluable | x/xx | Adjective |
| played out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| out of sight | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| blown | / | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| undone | x/ | Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| dissatisfied | x/xx | Verb |
| windy | /x | Noun |
| expendable | x/xx | Adjective |
| cavalier | xx/ | Noun |
| halfhearted | /xx | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| trick | / | Noun |
| unsuitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb |
| unpalatable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| insupportable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| scald | / | Noun |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anna | /x | Name |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| assessed | x/ | Verb |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| bene | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| billion | /x | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bread | / | Noun, Verb |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| broom | / | Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| butter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cad | / | Name |
| candlelight | /xx | Noun |
| candlestick | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cigar | x/ | Noun |
| cigarette | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| courage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| credibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| currency | /xx | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| cushion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| demerit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| denying | x/x | Noun |
| depreciated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| deserve | x/ | Verb |
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| dignity | /xx | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diviner | x/x | Noun |
| divisible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dollar | /x | Noun |
| don | / | Name, Verb |
| effectiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| efficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| equaling | /xx | Verb |
| equivalent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| esteem | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| estimation | xx/x | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| excellence | /xx | Noun |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| excluded | x/x | Verb |
| expedient | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| five | / | Noun |
| flame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flare | / | Noun, Verb |
| flicker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| footsteps | /x | Noun |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| fortnight | /x | Noun |
| fourths | / | Adjective, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gold | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| gratitude | /xx | Noun |
| greatness | /x | Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| happiness | /xx | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| heading | /x | Noun |
| height | / | Noun |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| hers | x | Adjective |
| honourable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| hose | / | Noun, Verb |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| huh | / | Noun |
| humane | x/ | Adjective |
| hundred | /x | Noun |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| importance | x/x | Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| imposition | xx/x | Noun |
| imprisonment | x/xx | Noun |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incorporeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| indigo | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| indivisible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| ink | / | Noun, Verb |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| jewel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
