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WordSyllablesCategories
hassle
/x
Noun, Noun
trials and tribulations
//xx/x
Phrase, Noun
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
thing
/
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
bother
/x
Verb
frustration
x/x
Noun
waste of time
///
Phrase, Noun
troubling
/xx
Adjective
drudgery
/xx
Noun
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
unwanted
x/x
Adjective
obstacle course
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
problem
/x
Noun
plaguing
/x
Verb
imposition
xx/x
Noun
problematic
xx/x
Adjective
vicious circle
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
broken record
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
consequence
/xx
Noun
slippery slope
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
unfinished business
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
exercise in futility
/xxxx/xx
Phrase, Noun
can of worms
///
Phrase, Noun
bottleneck
/xx
Noun
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective
affliction
x/x
Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
fiasco
x/x
Noun
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
annoy
x/
Verb
obstacle
/xx
Noun
unease
x/
Noun
dilemma
x/x
Noun
sticky wicket
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
burden
/x
Noun
unpalatable
x/xxx
Adjective
predicament
x/xx
Noun
noise
/
Noun
inconsequential
xxx/x
Adjective
worsening
/xx
Verb
drawback
/x
Noun
mess
/
Noun
tramp
/
Noun
tray
/
Noun
hydra
/x
Noun
loose ends
//
Phrase, Noun
something else
/x/
Phrase, Noun
reverse
x/
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
incongruity
xx/xx
Noun
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective
hindrance
/x
Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
omission
x/x
Noun
headache
/x
Noun
unbecoming
xx/x
Adjective
red tape
//
Phrase, Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
junk
/
Noun
albatross
/xx
Noun
mire
/
Noun
impediment
x/xx
Noun
unpredictable
xx/xx
Adjective
conundrum
x/x
Noun
futility
x/xx
Noun
losing streak
/x/
Phrase, Noun
impending
x/x
Adjective
nothing
/x
Noun
avoidable
x/xx
Adjective
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
pas de deux
/xx
Phrase, Noun
awkward
/x
Adjective
bind
/
Noun
muddling
/xx
Verb
unacceptable
xx/xx
Adjective
unsettling
x/xx
Adjective
grievance
/x
Noun
harrowing
/xx
Noun
travail
x/
Noun
disaster waiting to happen
x/x/x//x
Phrase, Noun
trivia
/xx
Noun
something or other
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
stumbling block
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
balk
/
Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
conflict
/x
Noun
doom
/
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective
disaster
x/x
Noun
fatigue
x/
Noun
fallout
/x
Noun
matter
/x
Noun
knot
/
Noun
scut work
//
Phrase, Noun
shambles
/x
Noun
horrible
/xx
Adjective
ruin
/x
Noun
scrub
/
Noun
muss
/
Noun
dead end
//
Phrase, Noun
the pits
x/
Phrase, Noun
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
ace
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
achievement
x/x
Noun
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
added
/x
Verb
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
affair
x/
Noun
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
afterward
/xx
Adverb
again
x/
Adverb
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
agreement
x/x
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alley
/x
Noun
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
also
/x
Adverb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
although
x/
amid
x/
Noun
among
x/
amongst
x/
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
ane
/
Noun, Adjective
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
any
/x
Adverb
anybody
/xxx
Noun
anyone
/xx
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
appearance
x/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
après
x
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
asia
/x
Name
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
at
/
Noun, Adjective
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bag
/
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beast
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
because
x/
Adverb
before
x/
Adverb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bell
/
Noun, Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
between
x/
Noun
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bill
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blasphemy
/xx
Noun
blob
/
Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
boredom
/x
Noun
brew
/
Noun, Verb
bug
/
Noun, Verb
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
bushel
/x
Noun, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
can
/
Verb, Noun
car
/
Noun
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
carrefour
/xx
Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
chair
/
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
chap
/
Noun, Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
charming
/x
Adjective, Noun
chasing
/x
Noun
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
cheerful
/x
Adjective
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
cholera
/xx
Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
combined
x/
Adjective, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commentary
/xxx
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
conceivable
x/xx
Adjective
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
contraption
x/x
Noun
country
/x
Noun, Adjective
cracker
/x
Noun
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
creature
/x
Noun
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deceitful
x/x
Adjective
deceived
x/
Adjective
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
deed
/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
delightful
x/x
Adjective
denominator
x/xxx
Noun
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
device
x/
Noun
diff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
digit
/x
Noun, Verb
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
ding
/
Noun, Verb
dirtiest
/xx
Adjective
disrespectful
xx/x
Adjective
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
done
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
dossier
x/
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
drill
/
Noun, Verb
drink
/
Noun, Verb
during
/x
Noun
each
/
Adverb, Noun
easiest
/xx
Adjective
eden
/x
Name
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eight
/
Noun, Adjective
either
/x
Adverb
elected
x/x
Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elephant
/xx
Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
enamel
x/x
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
entity
/xx
Noun
equipment
x/x
Noun
errand
/x
Noun, Verb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventful
x/x
Adjective
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
every
/xx
Noun
everybody
/xxx
Noun
everyone
/xx
Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extraordinary
xx/xxx
Adjective, Noun
facet
/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fam
/
Noun
fanny
/x
Name
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
father
/x
Noun, Verb
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feast
/
Noun, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
fifteen
x/
Noun
fifty
/x
Noun
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
firstly
/x
Adverb
fittest
/x
Adjective
five
/
Noun
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
fleeting
/x
Adjective, Noun
fluke
/
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun