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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abiding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| anybody | /xxx | Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| asia | /x | Name |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| authentic | x/x | Adjective |
| authenticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blasphemy | /xx | Noun |
| blob | / | Noun, Verb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| brew | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| building | /x | Noun |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| car | / | Noun |
| carrefour | /xx | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cent | / | Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| chair | / | Noun, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| charming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chattel | /x | Noun |
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| classically | /xx | Adverb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| coincide | xx/ | Verb |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| consummate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| contraption | x/x | Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| cracker | /x | Noun |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creature | /x | Noun |
| credible | /xx | Adjective |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| deceived | x/ | Adjective |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| deed | / | Noun, Verb |
| deeper | /x | Verb |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| diff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| dirtiest | /xx | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dossier | x/ | Noun |
| downright | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| enamel | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enduring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| equipment | x/x | Noun |
| errand | /x | Noun, Verb |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exactly | x/x | Adverb |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| facto | /x | |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| fanny | /x | Name |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| feast | / | Noun, Verb |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| fittest | /x | Adjective |
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flan | / | Noun, Verb |
| fluke | / | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gadget | /x | Noun |
| gag | / | Noun, Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| gesture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gig | / | Noun, Verb |
| gimmick | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gizmo | /x | Noun |
| glimmer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| group | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hated | /x | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| hefty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| honestly | /xx | Adverb |
| honored | /x | Adjective |
| honoured | /x | Adjective |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| housing | /x | Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| imaginary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| immovable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ink | / | Noun, Verb |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| invention | x/x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| itself | x/ | |
| jasper | /x | Name, Verb |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
| kicker | /x | Noun |
| kidding | /x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| knack | / | Noun, Verb |
| land | / | Noun, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| legit | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lifelike | /x | Adjective |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| lizard | /x | Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| machine | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| meaning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| message | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milk | / | Noun, Verb |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| monster | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| news | / | Noun, Verb |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| object | /x | Noun, Verb |
| objectified | x/xx | Adjective |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| option | /x | Noun, Verb |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| outright | // | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| own | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| palpable | /xx | Adjective |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| passion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pathology | x/xx | Noun |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
| person | /x | Noun, Verb |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| perversion | x/x | Noun |
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun, Verb |
| physical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pi | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| pill | / | Noun, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| ploy | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| practicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| practical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| practically | /xx | Adverb |
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| precise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| property | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| proprietary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| pup | / | Noun, Verb |
| pure | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| quid | / | Noun, Verb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| racket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rattling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| reales | / | Noun |
| realistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| realities | x/xx | Noun |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| realty | /xx | Noun |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reel | / | Noun, Verb |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rem | / | Noun, Adjective |
| remark | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rial | /x | Noun |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| righteous | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| rightful | /x | Adjective |
| roe | / | Noun |
| roots | / | Noun |
| royal | /x | Name, Adjective |
| ruse | / | Noun, Verb |
| sacred | /x | Adjective |
| sacrilege | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| security blanket | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| selection | x/x | Noun |
| selfish | /x | Adjective |
| selfsame | // | Noun, Adjective |
| sense | / | Noun, Verb |
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| sheer | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shot | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| sights | / | Noun |
| sign | / | Noun, Verb |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| solution | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| someone | /x | Noun |
| something | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| sort | / | Noun, Verb |
| sovereign | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| spool | / | Noun, Verb |
| standby | // | Noun, Verb |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb |
| stunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| stupid | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sucker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| tale | / | Noun, Verb |
| talisman | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| tangible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| task | / | Noun, Verb |
| tear | / | Verb, Noun |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| things | / | Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| tiling | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| tip | / | Noun, Verb |
| topic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| truly | /x | Adverb |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| truthful | /x | Adjective |
| twofold | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| ufo | xx/ | Name |
| ugliest | /xx | Adjective |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unimagined | xx/x | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| unmitigated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unreal | x/ | Adjective |
| unrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| untrue | x/ | Adjective |
| valid | /x | Adjective |
| variation | xx/x | Noun |
| vera | /x | Name |
| veridical | xxxx | Adjective |
| veritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| viable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| virtual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| vogue | / | Noun, Verb |
| want | / | Verb, Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| whatnot | /x | Noun |
| which | / | Noun |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| working | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| wrinkle | /x | Noun, Verb |
