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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| moldy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| mouldy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| rancid | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| musty | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| addled | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| limp | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| wilted | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| spoilt | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bland | / | Noun |
| stagnant | /x | Adjective |
| rehash | x/ | Noun |
| smelly | /x | Adjective |
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective |
| fetid | /x | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| trite | / | Adjective |
| smelling | /x | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| rote | / | Noun |
| stagnate | /x | Verb |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| tasteless | /x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| mealy | /x | Noun |
| tainted | /x | Verb |
| tired | /x | Adjective |
| uninspired | xx/x | Adjective |
| cliche | x/ | Noun |
| putrid | /x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| stinking | /x | Noun |
| lifeless | /x | Adjective |
| rotting | /x | Verb |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| drab | / | Noun |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| decaying | x/x | Verb |
| plain | / | Noun |
| lame | / | Noun |
| moribund | /xx | Noun |
| soggy | /x | Adjective |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| crusty | /x | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| reeking | /x | Noun |
| salty | /x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| sterile | /x | Adjective |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| discarded | x/x | Verb |
| languishing | /xx | Adjective |
| passe | x/ | Noun |
| damp | / | Adjective |
| undercooked | xx/ | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective |
| depressingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| sour | /x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| overcooked | xx/ | Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| decrepit | x/x | Adjective |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| raggedy | /xx | Name |
| tatty | /x | Noun |
| starchy | /x | Noun |
| neat | / | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective |
| drunken | /x | Adjective |
| ripe | / | Adjective |
| straight | / | Adjective |
| silent | /x | Adjective |
| stewed | / | Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective |
| proof | / | Noun |
| drinkable | /xx | Adjective |
| wooded | /x | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| humming | /x | Noun |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| unleaded | x/x | Adjective |
| lively | /x | Adjective |
| liquored up | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| canned | / | Name |
| boiled | / | Adjective |
| draft | / | Noun |
| sparkling | /x | Adjective |
| mellow | /x | Adjective |
| booze | / | Noun |
| strut | / | Noun |
| sloshed | / | Verb |
| fluted | /x | Adjective |
| cooking | /x | Noun |
| tipsy | /x | Adjective |
| legal | /x | Adjective |
| seem | / | Noun |
| donuts | /x | Noun |
| bagel | /x | Noun |
| croissant | x/ | Noun |
| baguette | x/ | Noun |
| pretzels | /x | Noun |
| doughnuts | /x | Noun |
| pee | / | Noun |
| popcorn | /x | Noun |
| tobacco | x/x | Noun |
| bread | / | Noun |
| gingerbread | /xx | Noun |
| crackers | /x | Noun |
| beer | / | Noun |
| breadcrumbs | // | Noun |
| sweat | / | Noun |
| wither | /x | Verb |
| buns | / | Noun |
| leftovers | /xx | Noun |
| crumbs | / | Noun |
| cigarettes | xx/ | Noun |
| smoke | / | Noun |
| incense | x/ | Noun |
| pleased | / | Verb |
| loaf | / | Noun |
| tortillas | x/x | Noun |
| biscuits | /x | Noun |
| butts | / | Noun |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| altered | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| antique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| archaic | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| barony | /xx | Noun |
| bloc | / | Noun |
| borough | /x | Noun |
| bureau | /x | Noun |
| buttery | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chewy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chips | / | Noun |
| commissariat | /xxx/ | Noun |
| commonwealth | /xx | Noun |
| commune | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corporation | xx/x | Noun |
| county | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| delicious | x/x | Adjective |
| department | x/x | Noun |
| deprecated | /xxx | Adjective |
| disappearing | xx/x | Noun |
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| faded | /x | Adjective |
| fishy | /x | Adjective |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flavoured | /x | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| food | / | Noun |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| legacy | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| levy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| mate | / | Noun, Verb |
| mold | / | Noun, Verb |
| nutty | /x | Adjective |
| obsolete | xx/ | Adjective, Verb |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| preserved | x/ | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| saline | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| spiced | / | Adjective |
| spicy | /x | Adjective |
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tasting | /x | Noun |
| tasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| university | xx/xx | Name |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| vitiated | /xxx | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
