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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| absolute | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| accident | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| accomplished | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| additional | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| adversary | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| afflict | x/  | Verb  | 
| affliction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| afraid | x/  | Adjective  | 
| again | x/  | Adverb  | 
| aggravation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| agitate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| ail | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| aim | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| air | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| albeit | x/x  | |
| ale | /  | Noun  | 
| alive | x/  | Adjective  | 
| all | /  | Adverb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| alone | x/  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| alright | x/  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| although | x/  | |
| anger | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| anguish | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| annoy | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| annoyance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| antithesis | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| anxiety | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| any | /x  | Adverb  | 
| anyone | /xx  | Adverb  | 
| anything | /xx  | Noun, Adverb  | 
| anyway | /xx  | Adverb  | 
| anywhere | /xx  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| arrow | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| aught | /  | Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| bad | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| bad luck | //  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| batch | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| beset | x/  | Verb  | 
| besides | x/  | Adverb  | 
| better | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| big | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| biscuit | /x  | Noun  | 
| bit | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| blank | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| blaze | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| boiler | /x  | Noun  | 
| bore | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| boredom | /x  | Noun  | 
| bother | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| bounce | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| bow | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| brawl | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| break out | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| breakdown | /x  | Noun  | 
| bugger all | /x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| bur | /  | Noun  | 
| cabbage | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| calamity | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| can | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| candle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| card | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| carpet | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| case | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| casino | x/x  | Noun  | 
| catalogue | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| chair | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| challenge | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| charge | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| chore | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| chorus | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cipher | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| clean | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| cleverer | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| closer | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| cloudy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| coffee | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| compare | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| con | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| concern | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| condition | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| conflict | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| confusion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| cool | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| cop | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| corn | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| costume | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| crap | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| creed | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| crime | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| crisis | /x  | Noun  | 
| curriculum | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| cypher | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| dad | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| damage | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| damn | /  | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun  | 
| danger | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| dare | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| deal | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| death | /  | Noun  | 
| despite | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| detour | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| diagram | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| dictionary | /xxx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| difference | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| difficult | /xx  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| difficulties | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| dilemma | x/x  | Noun  | 
| disadvantage | xx/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| discomfort | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| discord | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| disease | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| disharmony | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| disorder | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| disquiet | x/x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| disruption | x/x  | Noun  | 
| distract | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| distress | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| disturb | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| disturbance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| documentary | xx/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| does | /  | Adjective  | 
| double | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| doubtless | /x  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| dozens | /x  | Noun  | 
| drama | /x  | Noun  | 
| drawback | /x  | Noun  | 
| dread | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| drip | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| droll | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| drug | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| dysfunction | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| easy | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| editor | /xx  | Noun  | 
| effort | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| either | /x  | Adverb  | 
| else | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| embarrassment | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| empty | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| entanglement | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| erupt | x/  | Verb  | 
| even | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| everyone | /xx  | Noun  | 
| everything | /xx  | Noun  | 
| evil | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| exasperation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| except | x/  | Verb  | 
| excite | x/  | Verb  | 
| excluding | x/x  | Verb  | 
| extra | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| failure | /x  | Noun  | 
| fatigue | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fault | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fight | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| fine | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| fix | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| flan | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| forgetful | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| fortnight | /x  | Noun  | 
| further | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Verb  | 
| furthermore | /xx  | Adverb  | 
| fuss | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| garbage | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| glitch | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| go | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| goal | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| goose egg | //  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| greater | /x  | Adjective  | 
| grief | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| grieved | /  | Adjective  | 
| hander | /x  | Noun  | 
| hard | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| hardship | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| harm | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| hassle | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| hazard | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| headache | /x  | Noun  | 
| heartache | /x  | Noun  | 
| hell | /  | Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| help | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| henceforth | //  | Adverb  | 
| hereafter | x/x  | Adverb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| hey | /  | Name  | 
| hit | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| hitch | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| holds | /  | Verb  | 
| however | x/x  | Adverb  | 
| hurt | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| hustle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| idiot | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| ill | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| impairment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| impediment | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| inaction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| inconvenience | xx/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| indeed | x/  | Adverb  | 
| indifferent | x/x  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| instead | x/  | Adverb  | 
| interference | xx/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| interrupt | xx/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| irreligious | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| irritate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| irritation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| issue | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| jam | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| jeopardy | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| joe | /  | Name  | 
| jolly | /x  | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb  | 
| jumpy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| junk | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| just | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| kicker | /x  | Noun  | 
| l | x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| ladle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| law | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lazy | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| least | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| lie | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| longer | /x  | Noun  | 
| look | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| lot | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lurch | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| mais | /  | Noun  | 
| maize | /  | Noun  | 
| makes | /  | Verb  | 
| mal | /  | Noun  | 
| malfunction | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| matter | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| may | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| maybe | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| mayhem | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| meaningless | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| meanwhile | /x  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| medial | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| merely | /x  | Adverb  | 
| mess | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| messy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| mind | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| mischief | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| misery | /xx  | Noun  | 
| misfortune | x/x  | Noun  | 
| moreover | x/x  | Adverb  | 
| most | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| mud | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| must | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| mut | x  | Name  | 
| nada | /x  | Noun  | 
| naught | /  | Noun  | 
| never | /x  | Adverb  | 
| nevertheless | xxx/  | Adverb  | 
| nicest | /x  | Adjective  | 
| nick | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| nil | /  | Noun  | 
| nix | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| nobody | /xx  | Noun  | 
| noise | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| none | /  | Noun, Adverb  | 
| nonetheless | xx/  | Adverb  | 
| nonexistence | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| nonsense | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| nope | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| nor | /  | Noun  | 
| not | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| nothingness | /xx  | Noun  | 
| nought | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| now | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| nowhere | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| nuisance | /x  | Noun  | 
| null | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| okay | x/  | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| only | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| onslaught | /x  | Noun  | 
| outage | /x  | Noun  | 
| outrage | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| outset | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| pain | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| parent | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| peanuts | /x  | Noun  | 
| penalty | /xx  | Noun  | 
| perdition | x/x  | Noun  | 
| peril | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| person | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| perturb | x/  | Verb  | 
| pickle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| place | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| plight | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| plus | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| police | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| poo | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| poop | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| posture | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| predicament | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| problem | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| problematic | xx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| provided | x/x  | Verb  | 
| punishment | /xx  | Noun  | 
| purpose | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| put | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| put out | //  | Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| question | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| quiet | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| rather | /x  | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| real | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| reason | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| riot | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| risk | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| risky | /x  | Adjective  | 
| room | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| rouse | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| rub | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| ruckus | /x  | Noun  | 
| rumble | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sad | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| sake | /  | Noun  | 
| same | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| save | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| scandal | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| scrape | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| scratch | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| sedition | x/x  | Noun  | 
| sentence | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| serve | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| shooting | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| shower | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| silence | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| silent | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| simply | /x  | Adverb  | 
| single | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| snag | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| somebody | /xx  | Noun  | 
| someone | /x  | Noun  | 
| something | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb  | 
| sometimes | x/  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| sonnet | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| soon | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| sore | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| sorrow | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sorry | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| space | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| spot | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| squat | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| still | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| strife | /  | Noun  | 
| struggle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| stupid | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| super | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb  | 
| sure | /  | Adjective, Adverb  | 
| surely | /x  | Adverb  | 
| syllable | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| symptom | /x  | Noun  | 
| tasteless | /x  | Adjective  | 
| tell | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| term | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| termite | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| than | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| then | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| there | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| they | /  | Noun  | 
| thing | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| though | /  | Adverb  | 
| threat | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tile | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| time | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| together | x/x  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| tomorrow | x/x  | Noun, Adverb  | 
| torment | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| trash | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| troubled | /x  | Adjective  | 
| troublemaker | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| troubleshooting | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| turbulence | /xx  | Noun  | 
| turmoil | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| unbelieving | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| unfortunately | x/xxx  | Adverb  | 
| unless | x/  | Adverb  | 
| unpleasantness | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| unrest | x/  | Noun  | 
| upheaval | x/x  | Noun  | 
| uproar | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| upset | x/  | Verb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| useless | /x  | Adjective  | 
| vacuum | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| vain | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| vis | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| void | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| want | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| were | x  | Noun  | 
| what | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| when | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| whereas | x/  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| while | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| whilst | /  | Adverb  | 
| why | /  | Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| wind | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| wing | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| with | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| without | x/  | Adverb  | 
| woe | /  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| word | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| work | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| worries | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| worthless | /x  | Adjective  | 
| wrong | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| yeah | /  | Noun  | 
| yes | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| yet | /  | Adverb, Verb, Noun  | 
| zero | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| zip | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
