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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| periwinkle | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| spinster | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| matrimony | /xxx | Noun |
| miss | / | Name |
| marriage | /x | Noun |
| handicap | /xx | Noun |
| card game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| widow | /x | Noun |
| solitaire | xx/ | Noun |
| crazy eights | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| singleton | /xx | Noun |
| spoons | / | Noun |
| whisk | / | Noun |
| card | / | Noun |
| snap | / | Noun |
| monte | /x | Name |
| odd man out | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| crimp | / | Noun |
| cheat | / | Noun |
| four of a kind | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| grab | / | Noun |
| two of a kind | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| five of a kind | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| happy families | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| marker | /x | Noun |
| three of a kind | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| clock | / | Noun |
| hearts | / | Noun |
| all fours | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hand and foot | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hand | / | Noun |
| mort | / | Noun |
| playing card | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| duplicate | /xx | Adjective |
| pair | / | Noun |
| jamboree | x// | Noun |
| patience | /x | Noun |
| pique | / | Noun |
| matador | /xx | Noun |
| casino | x/x | Noun |
| five hundred | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| trump | / | Name |
| suit | / | Noun |
| slam | / | Noun |
| napoleon | x/xx | Name |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| spades | / | Noun |
| squeak | / | Noun |
| sledge | / | Noun |
| shoe | / | Noun |
| mikado | x/x | Name |
| fish | / | Noun |
| moon | / | Noun |
| quart | / | Noun |
| discard | x/ | Verb |
| jack | / | Name |
| tarot | x/ | Noun |
| cater | /x | Verb |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| imperial | x/xx | Name |
| main | / | Adjective |
| ruff | / | Noun |
| hangman | /x | Noun |
| solo | /x | Noun |
| deck | / | Noun |
| meld | / | Noun |
| picket | /x | Noun |
| dummy | /x | Noun |
| rook | / | Noun |
| heel | / | Noun |
| rummy | /x | Noun |
| puss in the corner | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| doublet | /x | Noun |
| mulligan | /xx | Name |
| abundance | x/x | Noun |
| holdout | /x | Noun |
| ringer | /x | Noun |
| kitty | /x | Noun |
| musical chairs | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| roundhouse | /x | Noun |
| whist | / | Noun |
| mercy | /x | Noun |
| lily | /x | Name |
| prime | / | Noun |
| queen | / | Noun |
| wild card | // | Name, Name |
| blackjack | /x | Noun |
| consequences | /xxx | Noun |
| pack | / | Noun |
| matchbox | /x | Noun |
| snowman | /x | Noun |
| rubber | /x | Noun |
| bouquet | x/ | Noun |
| switch | / | Noun |
| knight | / | Noun |
| opener | /xx | Noun |
| demon | /x | Noun |
| abandoned | x/x | Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| alter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| alumni | x/x | Noun |
| analog | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ancestral | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| antediluvian | /xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| antigua | x/x | Name |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| antique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| archaic | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| auld | / | Noun, Adjective |
| babysitter | /xxx | Noun |
| baldy | /x | Name |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bedroom | /x | Noun |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| bible | /x | Name |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blonde | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bonne | / | Noun |
| boo | / | Noun, Verb |
| books | / | Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bride | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridesmaid | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bro | / | Noun |
| buddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bushel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butler | /x | Noun, Verb |
| byron | /x | Name |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| canonical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| capable | /xx | Adjective |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chambermaid | /xx | Noun |
| charming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chick | / | Noun, Verb |
| chico | /x | Name |
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| classical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| commemorative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conventional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| countess | /x | Noun |
| covered | /x | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crusty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| customary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| dad | / | Noun, Verb |
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| damsel | /x | Noun |
| darkened | /x | Adjective |
| dated | /x | Adjective |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| decommissioned | xx/x | Verb |
| decrepit | x/x | Adjective |
| defunct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| devoted | x/x | Adjective |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| domestic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dressed | / | Adjective |
| dude | / | Noun, Verb |
| dutiful | /xx | Adjective |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| effacing | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| elder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elderly | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| emeritus | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| employee | x/x | Noun |
| enduring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| erstwhile | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| existing | x/x | Adjective |
| experienced | x/xx | Adjective |
| faithless | /x | Adjective |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| famous | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| fashioned | /x | Adjective |
| father | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fella | /x | Noun |
| fiancée | xx | Noun |
| fille de chambre | /xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| footer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| gaga | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gal | / | Noun |
| gallon | /x | Noun |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| geriatric | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| gland | / | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| governed | /x | Noun |
| governess | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| grandad | /x | Noun |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| grandpa | /x | Noun |
| grandparent | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| handmaid | /x | Noun |
| handmaiden | //x | Noun |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| helper | /x | Noun |
| her | x | Noun |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hired | /x | Adjective |
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hoar | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hoary | /x | Adjective |
| holiest | /xx | Adjective |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| homey | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| honored | /x | Adjective |
| honoured | /x | Adjective |
| hoss | / | Noun |
| hotel | x/ | Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| household | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| housekeeper | /xx | Noun |
| housekeeping | /xx | Noun |
| housemaid | /x | Noun, Verb |
| immature | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| immemorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| innocent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| io | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| kilometer | x/xx | Noun |
| koo | / | Name |
| lad | / | Noun |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lao | / | Name, Adjective |
| laotian | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| lass | / | Noun |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| late | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| legacy | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lightning | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| longtime | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| lost | / | Adjective |
