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WordSyllablesCategories
ability
x/xx
Noun, Noun
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
access
/x
Noun, Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
adaptable
x/xx
Adjective
addition
x/x
Noun
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
afield
x/
Adverb
agency
/xx
Noun
agile
/x
Noun, Adjective
aim
/
Noun, Verb
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
application
xx/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrangement
x/x
Noun
art
/
Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
asymmetrical
xx/xx
Adjective
asynchronous
//xx
Adjective
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
avenue
/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bag
/
Noun, Verb
balanced
/x
Adjective
bald
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
barney
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
basket
/x
Noun, Verb
beards
/
Noun
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
behavior
x/x
Noun
behaviour
x/x
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
being
/x
Noun
belly
/x
Noun, Verb
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
bidirectional
/x/xx
Adjective, Noun
bilge
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bole
/
Noun
bon
/
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bout
/
Noun, Verb
bracelet
/x
Noun, Verb
breathing room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
breathing space
/x/
Phrase, Noun
buff
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bump
/
Noun, Verb
bumpy
/x
Adjective
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
cap
/
Noun, Verb
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chaff
/
Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
changeover
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
chin
/
Noun, Verb
chiseled
/x
Adjective
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
circuitous
x/xx
Adjective
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clearance
/x
Noun
cloak
/
Noun, Verb
cloth
/
Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
comfortable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
conduit
/xx
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contribution
xx/x
Noun
convex
x/
Noun, Adjective
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
courage
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
courts
/
Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cream
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crinkled
/x
Adjective
crisp
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
criterion
x/xx
Noun
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
cuddly
/x
Adjective
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cute
/
Adjective
degree
x/
Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
detour
x/
Noun, Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
dint
/
Noun, Verb
diplomatic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
directional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
discolored
x/x
Adjective
disconnected
xx/x
Adjective
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
doing
/x
Noun
door
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
driveway
/x
Noun
drum
/
Noun, Verb
duct
/
Noun, Verb
duplex
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
during
/x
Noun
ease
/
Noun, Verb
easily
/xx
Adverb
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elbow room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
elegant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
environment
x/xx
Noun
equalize
/xx
Verb
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evolution
xx/x
Noun
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
expeditious
xx/x
Adjective
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fact
/
Noun
fad
/
Noun
fait
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fate
/
Noun, Verb
fault
/
Noun, Verb
faultless
/x
Adjective
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
field
/
Noun, Verb
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fingertips
/xx
Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flawless
/x
Adjective
flexible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
flowing
/x
Noun, Adjective
fluent
/x
Adjective, Noun
fluid
/x
Noun, Adjective
flush
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
foot
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
forma
/x
Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
formula
/xx
Noun
formulation
xx/x
Noun
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
framework
/x
Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fresh
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
friendly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
furrowed
/x
Adjective
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
gang
/
Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gate
/
Noun, Verb
gear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
glassy
/x
Adjective, Noun
glossy
/x
Adjective, Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
going
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
graceful
/x
Adjective
gradual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
groundwork
/x
Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
guise
/
Noun, Verb
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
hairless
/x
Adjective, Noun
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halfway
//
Adverb, Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handling
/x
Noun
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
harmonic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
harmonious
x/xx
Adjective
harmonized
/xx
Adjective
haul
/
Verb, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
headroom
/x
Noun
headway
/x
Noun
healthy
/x
Adjective
help
/
Verb, Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
heron
/x
Noun
highway
/x
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
homogeneous
xx/xx
Adjective
homogenous
x/xx
Adjective
horizon
x/x
Noun
how
/
Adverb, Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
idiom
/xx
Noun
image
/x
Noun, Verb
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impeccable
x/xx
Adjective
impediment
x/xx
Noun
implementation
xxx/x
Noun
impossible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incremental
xx/x
Adjective
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instruction
x/x
Noun
instrument
/xx
Noun, Verb
intermediary
xx/xxx
Noun, Adjective
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
irresistible
xx/xx
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
iter
xx
Noun
jar
/
Noun, Verb
jesus
/x
Name, Verb
job
/
Noun, Verb
joke
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
lane
/
Noun
launch
/
Noun, Verb
lax
/
Adjective, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leadership
/xx
Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
legato
x/x
Noun, Adverb
lenient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lid
/
Noun, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifestyle
/x
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
line
/
Noun, Verb
liquid
/x
Adjective, Noun
lisa
/x
Name
living space
/x/
Phrase, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
luck
/
Noun, Verb
made
/
Noun
management
/xx
Noun
manner
/x
Noun
map
/
Noun, Verb
march
/
Name, Verb
marche
/
Name
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
media
/xx
Noun, Adjective
median
/xx
Adjective, Noun
method
/x
Noun, Verb
methodical
x/xx
Adjective
methodological
xxx/xx
Adjective
methodology
xx/xx
Noun
mid
/
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midst
/
Noun
midstream
/x
Noun, Adverb
mild
/
Adjective, Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mitigate
/xx
Verb
mod
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
modality
x/xx
Noun
mode
/
Noun
model
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modus
/x
Noun
modus vivendi
/xx/x
Name, Name
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
muzzle
/x
Noun, Verb
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
nimble
/x
Adjective, Verb
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
oily
/x
Adjective, Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
open sesame
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
operation
xx/x
Noun
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
optimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outbound
/x
Adjective, Noun
outcome
/x
Noun
oval
/x
Adjective, Noun
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
painless
/x
Adjective
parking
/x
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
patch
/
Noun, Verb
path
/
Noun, Verb
pathway
/x
Noun
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pave
/
Verb
peaceful
/x
Adjective, Noun
perception
x/x
Noun
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
phased
/
Verb, Adjective
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pipeline
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plain
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
planar
/x
Adjective
plane
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
platoon
x/
Noun, Verb
plea
/
Noun, Verb
pleasant
/x
Adjective, Noun
pocked
/
Adjective
point
/
Noun, Verb
polish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
polite
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
politic
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
possible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
pot
/
Noun, Verb
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
powder
/x
Noun, Verb
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
preparation
xx/x
Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
pretext
/x
Noun, Verb
primrose path
/x/
Phrase, Noun
procedure
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
progressive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rail
/
Noun, Verb
railroad
/x
Noun, Verb
railway
/x
Noun
rake
/
Noun, Verb
rapid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
rate
/
Noun, Verb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recipe
/xx
Noun
reciprocal
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
reddened
/x
Adjective
refined
x/
Adjective, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
ridged
/
Adjective
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
right smart
//
Name, Name
road
/
Noun, Adjective
roadside
/x
Noun, Adjective
roadway
/x
Noun
role
/
Noun
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
rough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
route
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
russet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sailing
/x
Noun, Adjective
sake
/
Noun
salvation
x/x
Noun, Verb
sand
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sandpaper
/xx
Noun, Verb
satin
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
satiny
/xx
Adjective
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
scheduled
/x
Adjective, Noun
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
scope
/
Noun, Verb
seamlessly
/xx
Adverb
seating
/x
Noun
sens
/
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
serena
x/x
Name
serene
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
serpentine
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
settlement
/xx
Noun
setup
/x
Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
shark
/
Noun, Verb
shave
/
Verb, Noun
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shine
/
Verb, Noun
shiny
/x
Adjective, Noun
shun
/
Verb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sidewalk
/x
Noun
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signature
/xx
Noun, Adjective
silk
/
Noun, Verb
silken
/x
Adjective, Verb
silky
/x
Adjective, Noun
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
skating
/x
Noun
skin
/
Noun, Verb
sleek
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
slender
/x
Adjective
slick
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
slippery
/xx
Adjective
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
smell
/
Noun, Verb
smooth out
//
Phrase, Verb
smoothly
/x
Adverb
soft
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
soften
/x
Verb
soil
/
Noun, Verb
solid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
sort
/
Noun, Verb
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
source
/
Noun, Verb
speedy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
stable
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
staccato
x/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
stage
/
Noun, Verb
staircase
/x
Noun, Verb
stairs
/
Noun
stairway
/x
Noun
standing room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
steadily
/xx
Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stepping stone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
stepwise
/x
Adjective, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
straight and narrow
///x
Phrase, Noun
strategy
/xx
Noun
street
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
striated
xxx
Adjective
strip
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
structure
/x
Noun, Verb
style
/
Noun, Verb
suave
/
Adjective, Noun
success
x/
Noun
successful
x/x
Adjective
surface
/x
Noun, Verb
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sweeten
/x
Verb, Noun
swift
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
swing
/
Noun, Verb
sympathetic
xx/x
Adjective
system
/x
Noun
taking
/x
Adjective, Noun
technique
x/
Noun
tee
/
Noun, Verb
tendency
/xx
Noun
terms
/
Noun
terrain
x/
Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
thereby
//
Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thoroughfare
/xx
Noun
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
thus
/
Adverb, Noun
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
titre
/x
Noun, Verb
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tone
/
Noun, Verb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
track
/
Noun, Verb
tract
/
Noun, Verb
trail
/
Noun, Verb
train
/
Noun, Verb
trajectory
x/xx
Noun
tranquil
/x
Adjective
transatlantic
xx/x
Adjective
transition
x/x
Noun, Verb
transparent
x/x
Adjective
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
treatment
/x
Noun
trend
/
Noun, Verb
triadic
/xx
Adjective
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
triple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
turning
/x
Noun
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
unchecked
x/
Adjective
uncomplicated
x/xxx
Adjective
undercover
xx/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
underway
xx/
Adverb, Noun
undistorted
xx/x
Adjective
unfettered
x/x
Adjective
unhampered
x/x
Adjective
unhindered
x/x
Adjective
unidirectional
xxx/xx
Adjective, Noun
uniform
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unimpeded
xx/x
Adjective
uninterrupted
xxx/x
Adjective
unlined
x/
Adjective
unobstructed
xx/x
Adjective
unrestricted
xx/x
Adjective
unruffled
x/x
Adjective
use
/
Noun, Verb
vanguard
/x
Noun
vanity fair
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
vehicle
/xx
Noun, Verb
vein
/
Noun, Verb
velvet
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
velvety
/xx
Adjective
verge
/
Noun, Verb
via
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
vis
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
vogue
/
Noun, Verb
voice
/
Noun, Verb
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wav
/
Noun
wavy
/x
Noun, Adjective
waxy
/x
Noun, Adjective
way of life
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Phrase, Noun
ways
/
Noun
wayside
/x
Noun, Adjective
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wings
/
Noun
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
wording
/x
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
zen
/
Name, Adjective