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WordSyllablesCategories
spiel
/
Noun, Verb
roleplay
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
gaming
/x
Verb, Noun
gambling
/xx
Noun, Noun
act
/
Noun, Noun, Verb, Adverb
sport
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
caper
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
encounter
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb, Verb
meet
/
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
drama
/x
Adjective, Noun
work
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Verb, Noun
bid
/
Noun, Noun, Verb, Adverb
flirt
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
dally
/x
Adjective, Name, Verb
romp
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
pretend
x/
Verb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
maneuver
x/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
toy
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
represent
xx/
Verb, Verb
frolic
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
wreak
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
fiddle
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
shimmer
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
fun
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
recreate
/xx
Verb, Verb
manoeuvre
x/
Verb, Noun, Verb
looseness
/x
Verb, Noun
unreal
x/
Noun, Adjective
trifle
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
free rein
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
make for
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
play on
//
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
tightness
/x
Adjective, Noun
player
/x
Noun
move
/
Noun
role
/
Noun
watch
/
Noun
come
/
Verb
interact
xx/
Noun
playable
/xx
Adjective
going
/x
Verb
learn
/
Verb
swing
/
Noun
take
/
Verb
compete
x/
Verb
live
/
Verb
playtime
/x
Noun
perform
x/
Verb
participate
x/xx
Verb
tune
/
Noun
dominate
/xx
Verb
replay
x/
Noun
explore
x/
Verb
practise
/x
Noun
drive
/
Noun
push
/
Noun
draw
/
Verb
occupy
/xx
Verb
dance
/
Noun
fight
/
Noun
engage
x/
Verb
roam
/
Verb
relax
x/
Verb
ball
/
Noun
teach
/
Verb
bounce
/
Noun
play with
//
Phrase, Verb
play out
//
Phrase, Verb
play at
//
Phrase, Verb
toy with
//
Phrase, Verb
play up
//
Phrase, Verb
pastime
/x
Noun
party
/x
Noun
golf
/
Noun
kill time
//
Phrase, Verb
mess about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
rock
/
Noun
interplay
/xx
Noun
clown
/
Noun
make merry
//x
Phrase, Verb
joke
/
Noun
banter
/x
Noun
pleasure
/x
Noun
bingo
/x
Noun
football
/x
Noun
prank
/
Noun
bowl
/
Noun
pipe
/
Noun
roll
/
Noun
dabble
/x
Verb
laugh
/
Noun
horse
/
Noun
tennis
/x
Noun
violin
xx/
Noun
roll up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
putter
/x
Noun
fool around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
trifle with
/x/
Phrase, Verb
travel
/x
Noun
paddle
/x
Noun
foreplay
/x
Noun
visit
/x
Noun
rugby
/x
Noun
flute
/
Noun
while
/
Noun
screw around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
railroad
/x
Noun
park
/
Noun
dice
/
Noun
live out
//
Phrase, Verb
frisk
/
Noun
smoke
/
Noun
jolly
/x
Name
crowd
/
Noun
play down
//
Phrase, Verb
racket
/x
Noun
enjoy
x/
Verb
vibe
/
Noun
jazz
/
Noun
eat out
//
Phrase, Verb
serve up
//
Phrase, Verb
pinball
/x
Noun
divert
x/
Verb
get out
//
Phrase, Verb
show
/
Noun
shoot
/
Noun
vacation
x/x
Noun
pause
/
Noun
pirate
/x
Noun
lark
/
Noun
snowball
/x
Noun
deal in
/x
Phrase, Verb
jump
/
Noun
quiz
/
Noun
charade
x/
Noun
rake
/
Noun
throw
/
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun
masquerade
xx/
Noun
pogo
/x
Noun
walk
/
Noun
idle
/x
Adjective
burn
/
Noun
plug
/
Noun
juggle
/x
Verb
venture
/x
Noun
puddle
/x
Noun
entertain
xx/
Verb
holiday
/xx
Noun
dream
/
Noun
retire
x/
Verb
amble
/x
Noun
polka
/x
Noun
flight
/
Noun
excursion
x/x
Noun
harp
/
Noun
fire
/x
Noun
spend
/
Verb
let loose
//
Phrase, Verb
lay back
//
Phrase, Verb
peep
/
Adjective
pong
/
Adjective
jong
/
Adjective
cattle
/x
Adverb
blackjack
/x
Adjective
whist
/
Adjective
luck
/
Adjective
backgammon
/xx
Adverb
billiards
/x
Noun
chess
/
Noun
soccer
/x
Noun
poker
/x
Noun
checkers
/x
Noun
basketball
/xx
Noun
forte
/x
Adverb
hockey
/x
Noun
coy
/
Adjective
monopoly
x/xx
Adverb
abide
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
accompany
x/xx
Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
ace
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
act out
//
Phrase, Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
actor
/x
Noun
adopt
x/
Verb
advancement
x/x
Noun
advertisement
x/xx
Noun
afford
x/
Verb
amuse
x/
Verb
amusement
x/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
athlete
/x
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backstop
/x
Noun, Verb
ballet
x/
Noun, Verb
bandy
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
banging
/x
Noun, Adjective
bat
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
bout
/
Noun, Verb
bow
/
Noun, Verb
breeding
/x
Noun, Adjective
bugle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cartoon
x/
Noun, Verb
catch
/
Verb, Noun
cheek
/
Noun, Verb
child
/
Noun, Verb
chord
/
Noun, Verb
clarion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cleaning
/x
Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
club
/
Noun, Verb
coin
/
Noun, Verb
combo
/x
Noun, Verb
comedy
/xx
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
competition
xx/x
Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
comply
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confront
x/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
cope
/
Verb, Noun
coquetry
/xx
Noun
court
/
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crappy
/x
Adjective
cricket
/x
Noun, Verb
croquet
x/
Noun, Verb
curl
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
dalliance
/xx
Noun
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
deck
/
Noun, Verb
delightful
x/x
Adjective
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
develop
x/x
Verb
devotional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
dime
/
Noun, Verb
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
display
x/
Noun, Verb
doctor
/x
Noun, Verb
doh
/
Name
doing
/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drum
/
Noun, Verb
duplicate
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
elizabethan
xxx/x
Name, Adjective
enact
x/
Verb
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
entertainment
xx/x
Noun
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
execute
/xx
Verb
exert
x/
Verb
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
face off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
film
/
Noun, Verb
fireman
/x
Noun
flip
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
folly
/x
Noun, Verb
fool
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
footwork
/x
Noun
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
fulfilment
x/x
Noun
fullback
/x
Noun
fumble
/x
Verb, Noun
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
game of chance
///
Phrase, Noun
gameplay
/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
gospel
/x
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
ham
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
horse around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
horseplay
/x
Noun, Verb
house
/
Noun, Verb
huddle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
icing
/x
Noun
impersonate
x/xx
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
improvisational
xxx/xx
Adjective
indulgence
x/x
Noun, Verb
inning
/x
Noun
intervene
xx/
Verb
invention
x/x
Noun
involve
x/
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jam
/
Noun, Verb
jeu
/
Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
aisle
/
Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective