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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| detective | x/x | Noun |
| sleuth | / | Noun |
| hammett | /x | Name |
| galahad | /xx | Name |
| noir | / | Noun |
| gabby | /x | Name |
| antonius | x/xx | Name |
| bookman | /x | Name |
| hotshot | /x | Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun |
| pinkerton | /xx | Name |
| virgil | /x | Name |
| crim | / | Name |
| sparky | /x | Name |
| chump | / | Noun |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| jake | / | Name |
| snoop | / | Noun |
| private eye | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| special agent | /x/x | Name, Name |
| shaver | /x | Noun |
| private detective | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| dees | / | Noun |
| snitch | / | Noun |
| wise guy | // | Name, Name |
| suspect | x/ | Noun |
| copper | /x | Noun |
| magus | xx | Noun |
| mobster | /x | Noun |
| harman | /x | Name |
| blue | / | Noun |
| cobbler | /x | Noun |
| private investigator | /xx/xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| gangster | /x | Noun |
| abbot | /x | Noun |
| uniform | /xx | Noun |
| bloodhound | /x | Noun |
| shark | / | Noun |
| spook | / | Noun |
| phony | /x | Noun |
| professor | x/x | Noun |
| patrolman | x/x | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective |
| enforcer | x/x | Noun |
| blind pig | // | Phrase, Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun |
| operative | /xxx | Adjective |
| sheriff | /x | Noun |
| sheepdog | /x | Noun |
| bounty hunter | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| practitioner | x/xx | Noun |
| shook | / | Verb |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| answered | /x | Verb |
| says | / | Verb |
| asked | / | Verb |
| knew | / | Verb |
| told | / | Verb |
| looked | / | Verb |
| turned | / | Verb |
| cop | / | Noun, Verb |
| tec | / | Name |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
