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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| heir | / | Noun, Noun |
| replacement | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| inheritor | x/xx | Noun |
| protege | /xx | Noun |
| descendent | x/x | Noun |
| flagship | /x | Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun |
| incarnation | x//x | Noun |
| namesake | /x | Noun |
| progenitor | x/xx | Noun |
| candidate | /xx | Noun |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| executor | x/xx | Noun |
| trustee | x/ | Noun |
| directorship | x/xx | Noun |
| forerunner | /xx | Noun |
| contender | x/x | Noun |
| incumbent | x/x | Noun |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective |
| godfather | /xx | Noun |
| legacy | /xx | Noun |
| succession | x/x | Noun |
| imitator | /xxx | Noun |
| originator | x/xxx | Noun |
| ancestor | /xx | Noun |
| former | /x | Noun |
| presidency | /xxx | Noun |
| nominee | xx/ | Noun |
| patriarch | /xx | Noun |
| companion | x/x | Noun |
| interim | /xx | Noun |
| brother | /x | Noun |
| continuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| figurehead | /xx | Noun |
| elected | x/x | Verb |
| elder | /x | Noun |
| ousted | /x | Verb |
| leadership | /xx | Noun |
| sibling | /x | Noun |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| legatee | /xx | Noun |
| beneficiary | xx/xxx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| appointing | x/x | Verb |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| resigning | x/x | Verb |
| father | /x | Noun |
| appointee | xx/ | Noun |
| abdication | xx/x | Noun |
| chairmanship | /xx | Noun |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun |
| nephew | /x | Noun |
| cousin | /x | Noun |
| confidant | /xx | Noun |
| overseer | /x/x | Noun |
| venerable | /xxx | Noun |
| deputy | /xx | Noun |
| grandson | /x | Noun |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun |
| chief | / | Noun |
| rival | /x | Noun |
| sequent | /x | Noun |
| aspirant | /xx | Noun |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun |
| occupant | /xx | Noun |
| follower | /xx | Noun |
| crown prince | // | Phrase, Noun |
| heir presumptive | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| official | x/x | Noun |
| senior | /x | Name |
| retainer | x/x | Noun |
| vice president | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| suitor | /x | Noun |
| attendant | x/x | Noun |
| lieutenant governor | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| first among equals | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| surrogate | /xx | Noun |
| heir apparent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| underling | /xx | Noun |
| supply | x/ | Noun |
| officer | /xx | Noun |
| honorary | /xxx | Name |
| usurper | x/x | Noun |
| titular | /xx | Adjective |
| assignee | x// | Noun |
| opposite number | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| holder | /x | Noun |
| number two | /xx | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| running mate | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| master | /x | Noun |
| scion | /x | Noun |
| ruler | /x | Noun |
| pretender | x/x | Noun |
| minister | /xx | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| adjunct | /x | Noun |
| first | / | Adjective |
| success story | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| officiate | x/xx | Verb |
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| handpicked | // | Adjective, Verb |
| alternate | /xx | Adverb |
| anointed | x/x | Adjective |
| groom | / | Verb |
| worthier | /xx | Adjective |
| caliph | /x | Noun |
| nominating | /xxx | Verb |
| mahdi | /x | Name |
| throne | / | Noun |
| popish | /x | Adjective |
| peter | /x | Name |
| rightful | /x | Adjective |
| caesars | /x | Name |
| see | / | Adjective |
| grantee | /x | Noun |
| lineal | /xx | Adjective |
| mohammed | x/x | Name |
| muhammad | x/x | Name |
| khomeini | x/x | Name |
| headship | /x | Noun |
| likeliest | /xx | Adjective |
| judas | /x | Name |
| nanak | /x | Name |
| disciple | x/x | Noun |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| charlemagne | /xx | Name |
| gatt | / | Name |
| bigoted | /xx | Adjective |
| eventual | x/xx | Adjective |
| accrual | x/x | Noun |
| addictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| autocrat | /xx | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| broker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caliphate | /xx | Noun |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| challenger | /xx | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| custodian | x/xx | Noun |
| deriving | x/x | Noun |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| elijah | x/x | Name |
| entrepreneurial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| feeder | /x | Noun |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| guardian | /xx | Noun |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| heiress | /x | Noun |
| inheritance | x/xx | Noun |
| innovating | xx/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| insolvent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intended | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intermediary | xx/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| khalifa | x/x | Name |
| leaves | / | Name |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| mate | / | Noun, Verb |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| notification | xxx/x | Noun |
| offspring | /x | Noun |
| outsourced | x/ | Adjective |
| paternalistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| possessor | x/x | Adjective |
| rear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| respite | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sovereign | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| substitute | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| union | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| venture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
