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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hooligan | /xx | Noun |
| rowdy | /x | Noun, Noun, Adjective |
| bully | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tough | / | Noun, Noun |
| rascals | /x | Noun |
| hoodlums | /x | Noun |
| scoundrels | /x | Noun |
| thugs | / | Noun |
| gangsters | /x | Noun |
| criminals | /xx | Noun |
| miscreants | /xx | Noun |
| robbers | /x | Noun |
| crooks | / | Noun |
| outlaws | /x | Noun |
| thieves | / | Noun |
| brigands | /x | Noun |
| rogues | / | Noun |
| bandits | /x | Noun |
| delinquents | x/x | Noun |
| punks | / | Noun |
| gangs | / | Noun |
| mobsters | /x | Noun |
| pirates | /x | Noun |
| rioters | /xx | Noun |
| barbarians | x/xx | Noun |
| highwaymen | /xx | Noun |
| vagabonds | /xx | Noun |
| hustlers | /xx | Noun |
| burglars | /x | Noun |
| vagrants | /x | Noun |
| irregulars | x/xx | Noun |
| troublemakers | /xxx | Noun |
| raccoons | x/ | Noun |
| intruders | x/x | Noun |
| knaves | / | Noun |
| ragtag | /x | Adjective |
| convicts | /x | Noun |
| rabble | /x | Noun |
| looters | /x | Noun |
| smugglers | /x | Noun |
| criminality | xx/xx | Noun |
| scavengers | /xx | Noun |
| mutineers | xx/ | Noun |
| madmen | /x | Noun |
| robberies | /xx | Noun |
| swindlers | /x | Noun |
| villains | /x | Noun |
| malefactors | /xxx | Noun |
| aggressors | x/x | Noun |
| assailants | x/x | Noun |
| vandals | /x | Noun |
| evildoers | /xxx | Noun |
| adventurers | x/xx | Noun |
| racists | /x | Noun |
| agitators | /xxx | Noun |
| guerillas | x/x | Noun |
| felons | /x | Noun |
| crowned | / | Adjective |
| waylaid | /x | Verb |
| border | /x | Adjective |
| maltreated | x/x | Verb |
| bloodthirsty | /xx | Adjective |
| lawless | /x | Adjective |
| enterprising | /xxx | Verb |
| proslavery | //xx | Adjective |
| hordes | / | Noun |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective |
| assassins | x/x | Noun |
| mobs | / | Noun |
| gamblers | /x | Noun |
| glances | /x | Noun |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| bands | / | Noun |
| hired | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| accosted | x/x | Verb |
| missouri | x/x | Name |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| burly | /x | Adjective |
| infested | x/x | Verb |
| drunken | /x | Adjective |
| assaulted | x/x | Verb |
| murderers | /xx | Noun |
| sacked | / | Verb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| masked | / | Adjective |
| bunch | / | Noun |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| pack | / | Noun |
| genteel | x/ | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| troop | / | Noun |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| perpetrated | /xxx | Verb |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| crowd | / | Noun |
| bearded | /x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| armed | / | Adjective, Verb |
| murdered | /x | Verb |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| kansas | /x | Name |
| picturesque | /xx | Adjective |
| crew | / | Noun |
| robbed | / | Verb |
| attacked | x/ | Verb |
| notorious | x/xx | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| mercy | /x | Noun |
| beaten | /x | Verb |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| hands | / | Noun |
| williams | /x | Name |
| dozen | /x | Noun |
| seized | / | Verb |
| handful | /x | Noun |
| tore | / | Verb |
| score | / | Noun |
| sight | / | Noun |
| inflicted | x/x | Verb |
| shouted | /x | Verb |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| surrounded | x/x | Verb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| invaded | x/x | Verb |
| worst | / | Adjective |
| young | / | Adjective |
| dragged | / | Verb |
| lot | / | Noun |
| irish | /x | Adjective |
| rushed | / | Verb |
| couple | /x | Noun |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| pair | / | Noun |
| set | / | Noun |
| pursued | x/ | Verb |
| group | / | Noun |
| fled | / | Verb |
| soldiers | /x | Noun |
| brutes | / | Noun |
| marauders | x/x | Noun |
