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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| telling | /x | Adjective | 
| informative | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| revealing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unmistakable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| discernible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| signs | / | Noun | 
| faintest | /x | Adjective | 
| hint | / | Noun | 
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective | 
| trace | / | Noun | 
| detectable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| clue | / | Noun | 
| baleful | /x | Adjective | 
| flecks | / | Noun | 
| indication | xx/x | Noun | 
| glint | / | Noun | 
| reddish | /x | Adjective | 
| definite | /xx | Adjective | 
| noticeable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| characteristic | xxx/x | Noun | 
| glowing | /x | Verb | 
| pinpoints | /x | Noun | 
| specks | / | Noun | 
| distinguishable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| slight | / | Adjective | 
| hallmarks | /x | Noun | 
| signature | /xx | Noun | 
| bloodstains | /x | Noun | 
| markings | /x | Noun | 
| glaring | /x | Adjective | 
| indicators | /xxx | Noun | 
| glimmering | /xx | Noun | 
| distinct | x/ | Adjective | 
| noticing | /xx | Verb | 
| visible | /xx | Adjective | 
| speckled | /x | Adjective | 
| errant | /x | Noun | 
| ghostly | /x | Adjective | 
| perceptible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| purplish | /x | Adjective | 
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| audible | /xx | Adjective | 
| echoes | /x | Noun | 
| marks | / | Noun | 
| lingering | /xx | Adjective | 
| recognizable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| striations | x/x | Noun | 
| indicate | /xx | Verb | 
| spotting | /x | Noun | 
| spidery | /xx | Noun | 
| identifiable | x/xxxx | Adjective | 
| tantalizing | /xxx | Adjective | 
| blotch | / | Noun | 
| incipient | x/xx | Adjective | 
| subtle | /x | Adjective | 
| pesky | /x | Adjective | 
| nary | /x | Noun | 
| signals | /x | Noun | 
| discoloration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| furtive | /x | Adjective | 
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective | 
| concomitant | x/xx | Noun | 
| warning | /x | Noun | 
| gleam | / | Noun | 
| crimson | /x | Adjective | 
| accompanying | x/xxx | Verb | 
| merest | /x | Adjective | 
| sinister | /xx | Adjective | 
| microscopic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| indelible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| ruddy | /x | Noun | 
| bluish | /x | Adjective | 
| bulge | / | Noun | 
| smoldering | /xx | Noun | 
| observable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| portentous | x/x | Adjective | 
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective | 
| crusty | /x | Adjective | 
| tattle | /x | Noun | 
| teller | /x | Noun | 
| whisperer | /xx | Noun | 
| storyteller | /xxx | Noun | 
| betrayer | x/x | Noun | 
| torturer | /xx | Noun | 
| liar | /x | Noun | 
| informer | x/x | Noun | 
| sneak | / | Noun | 
| gossip | /x | Noun | 
| narrator | /xx | Noun | 
| informant | x/x | Noun | 
| cheater | /x | Noun | 
| deceiver | x/x | Noun | 
| tease | / | Noun | 
| snitch | / | Noun | 
| blackmailer | /xx | Noun | 
| traitor | /x | Noun | 
| troublemaker | /xxx | Noun | 
| abuser | x/x | Noun | 
| spoiler | /x | Noun | 
| fingerprints | /xx | Noun | 
| smudge | / | Noun | 
| creak | / | Noun | 
| footprints | /x | Noun | 
| squeak | / | Noun | 
| wake | / | Noun | 
| wisp | / | Noun | 
| twitch | / | Noun | 
| flicker | /x | Noun | 
| blush | / | Noun | 
| quiver | /x | Noun | 
| rattle | /x | Noun | 
| rustle | /x | Noun | 
| bruises | /x | Noun | 
| click | / | Noun | 
| flush | / | Noun | 
| hiss | / | Noun | 
| stains | / | Noun | 
| scratches | /x | Noun | 
| whiff | / | Noun | 
| puff | / | Noun | 
| wrinkles | /x | Noun | 
| plume | / | Noun | 
| arrowheads | /xx | Noun | 
| bars | / | Noun | 
| baton | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blurry | /x | Adjective | 
| buds | / | Adjective | 
| buttons | /x | Noun | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cards | / | Noun | 
| comparison | x/xx | Noun | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cookie | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| coppery | /xx | Adjective | 
| crosses | /x | Adjective | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| drawers | / | Noun | 
| dusky | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| eyewitness | //x | Noun, Verb | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| flag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| inclines | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| indistinct | xx/ | Adjective | 
| livid | /x | Adjective | 
| minder | /x | Noun | 
| ominous | /xx | Adjective | 
| pathognomonic | x/x/x | Adjective | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| semi | /x | Noun | 
| slips | / | Noun | 
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| spits | / | Adverb | 
| tale | / | Noun, Verb | 
| token | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| tracer | /x | Noun | 
| witness | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| sfa | x | Name | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
