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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| long odds | // | Phrase, Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| long shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| earthly | /x | Adjective |
| improbability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| hazard | /x | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| one in a million | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| last resort | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| forlorn hope | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| random | /x | Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| tough luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| risk | / | Noun |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| last minute | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective |
| near miss | // | Phrase, Noun |
| minor miracle | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| guesswork | /x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| straw | / | Noun |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unknown | x/ | Adjective |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| something or other | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| underdog | /xx | Noun |
| waif | / | Noun |
| hell or high water | ////x | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| benefit of the doubt | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| conspiracy theory | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| false alarm | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| loose ends | // | Phrase, Noun |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective |
| lightweight | // | Adjective |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| middle of nowhere | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| nothing | /x | Noun |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| hypo | /x | Noun |
| imputation | xx/x | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| trifle | /x | Noun |
| impending | x/x | Adjective |
| spot | / | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| fair warning | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| portent | /x | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| grey area | //xx | Name, Name |
| doubting | /x | Verb |
| reduced circumstances | x//xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| accident of birth | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| idle threat | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| unreachable | x/xx | Adjective |
| button | /x | Noun |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| trivia | /xx | Noun |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| project | /x | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| red light | // | Phrase, Noun |
| inchoate | // | Adjective |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| rare | / | Adjective |
| honorable mention | /xxx/x | Name, Name |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| wrong number | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| outside | // | Noun |
| occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
| stray | / | Noun |
| exact science | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| unknown quantity | x//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| all one | // | Phrase, Noun |
| ability | x/xx | Noun |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abroad | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advisability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alfresco | //x | Adjective, Adverb |
| alien | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alongside | x// | Adverb |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| although | x/ | |
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| an | / | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| appearing | x/x | Noun |
| appropriateness | x/xxx | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ashes | /x | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| audience | /xx | Noun |
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blessing | /x | Noun |
| boon | / | Noun, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| capability | xx/xx | Noun |
| capacity | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| chanced | / | Verb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| clean slate | // | Phrase, Noun |
| coincidence | x/xx | Noun |
| coincidental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dance | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| destiny | /xx | Noun |
| devoid | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| diversified | x/xx | Adjective |
| downstairs | // | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| driver | /x | Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective |
| evaporator | x/xxx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| eventuality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| exception | x/x | Noun |
| excluding | x/x | Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exogenous | x/xx | Adjective |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| expediency | x/xxx | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| extracurricular | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| extrajudicial | xxx/x | Adjective |
| extralegal | xx/x | Adjective |
| extramural | xx/x | Adjective |
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| extraterritorial | xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| extrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| facility | x/xx | Noun |
| fate | / | Noun, Verb |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feasibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| fluke | / | Noun, Verb |
| fora | /x | Verb |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| foreigner | /xx | Noun |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| fortune | /x | Noun, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gamble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| genital | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| hap | / | Name, Verb |
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb |
| headway | /x | Noun |
| heaps | / | Noun, Adverb |
| hearing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hunting ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hypothesis | x/xx | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| imam | /x | Noun |
| imported | x/x | Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| indoor | /x | Adjective |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb |
| interior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| international | xx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| inward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective |
| irrespective | xx/x | Adjective |
| joker | /x | Noun |
| largest | /x | Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lease | / | Noun, Verb |
| likelihood | /xx | Noun |
| likely | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| limits | /x | Noun |
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| lottery | /xx | Noun |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| luckily | /xx | Adverb |
| lucky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| luxury | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| margin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| maximal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| maybe | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| means | / | Noun |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mode | / | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| nongovernmental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| nonrandom | x/x | Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| notwithstanding | xx/x | Adverb |
| numbered | /x | Verb |
| observance | x/x | Noun |
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| offline | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
