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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acoustic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| acoustical | x/xx | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| apartheid | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| audible | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| audio | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| audiotape | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| aural | /x | Adjective |
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backstop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| baffin | /x | Name |
| balanced | /x | Adjective |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barrera | x/x | Name |
| barricade | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| barriers | /xx | Noun |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| biomimetic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| birr | / | Noun, Verb |
| blare | / | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boa | /x | Noun |
| bom | / | Noun |
| bon | / | Noun |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bonne | / | Noun |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| border | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| boundary | /xx | Noun |
| bra | / | Noun |
| brake | / | Noun, Verb |
| bran | / | Noun |
| breakwater | /xx | Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bubble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buffer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulkhead | /x | Noun |
| bulwark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| canal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chant | / | Noun, Verb |
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| checkpoint | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chime | / | Noun, Verb |
| chink | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chirp | / | Noun, Verb |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chug | / | Noun, Verb |
| clang | / | Noun, Verb |
| clank | / | Noun, Verb |
| clarion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clink | / | Noun, Verb |
| clop | / | Noun, Verb |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| clunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| cohesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| commotion | x/x | Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consonant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| constructive | x/x | Adjective |
| containment | x/x | Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cord | / | Noun, Verb |
| cordial | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cordon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creak | / | Noun, Verb |
| credible | /xx | Adjective |
| cree | / | Name |
| crump | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| deductive | x/x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| defensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| demarcation | xx/x | Noun |
| dependable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| detroit | x/ | Name |
| dielectric | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| dike | / | Noun, Verb |
| din | / | Noun, Verb |
| disability | xx/xx | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| discriminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| disincentive | xx/x | Noun |
| dispersive | x/x | Adjective |
| dissipative | /xxx | Adjective |
| dissonance | /xx | Noun |
| divide | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| doped | / | Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| drone | / | Noun, Verb |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| drumbeat | /x | Noun |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ear | / | Noun, Verb |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| efficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| electrode | x/x | Noun |
| english channel | /x/x | Name, Name |
| enlightened | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| epitaxial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| experiential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| facilitative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fanfare | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fathom | /x | Verb, Noun |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| fence | / | Noun, Verb |
| fender | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ferroelectric | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| footfall | /x | Noun |
| footstep | /x | Noun |
| friendly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| frontier | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fruitful | /x | Adjective |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| gate | / | Noun, Verb |
| glide | / | Verb, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gong | / | Noun, Verb |
| grate | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| groin | / | Noun, Verb |
| grumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| gurgle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hale | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| handicap | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| harmless | /x | Adjective |
| harmonious | x/xx | Adjective |
| health | / | Noun |
| healthful | /x | Adjective |
| healthier | /xx | Adjective |
| hear | / | Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hedge | / | Noun, Verb |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| her | x | Noun |
| hindered | /x | Verb |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| his | / | Noun |
| hiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| holistic | x/x | Adjective |
| honk | / | Noun, Verb |
| horn | / | Noun, Verb |
| hum | / | Noun, Verb |
| hurdle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| impairment | x/x | Noun |
| impeccable | x/xx | Adjective |
| impedance | x/x | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| impeding | x/x | Adjective |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| informed | x/ | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| intact | x/ | Adjective |
| integrity | x/xx | Noun |
| intelligent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| its | / | Noun |
| jetty | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| justifiable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| justified | /xx | Adjective |
| knock | / | Verb, Noun |
| language barrier | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| lanyard | /x | Noun |
| lap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| layer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| legal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| levee | /x | Noun, Verb |
| limit | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| listening | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| logical | /xx | Adjective |
| long island sound | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lossy | /x | Adjective |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| maid | / | Noun |
| make noise | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| mature | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| melody | /xx | Noun |
| membrane | /x | Noun |
| moan | / | Noun, Verb |
| mole | / | Noun |
| mur | x | Noun |
| murmur | /x | Noun, Verb |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| noise | / | Noun, Verb |
| nonlinear | x/xx | Adjective |
| note | / | Noun, Verb |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| organizational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| overall | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| overlay | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| panel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| parapet | /xx | Noun |
| pat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| patter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| peaceful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| peal | / | Noun, Verb |
| peep | / | Noun, Verb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| perfection | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| pertinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| phone | / | Noun, Verb |
| phoneme | /x | Noun |
| phonetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pierce | / | Noun, Verb |
| ping | / | Noun, Verb |
| pink | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| play | / | Verb, Noun |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pop | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| prevented | x/x | Verb |
| prey | / | Noun, Verb |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| proven | /x | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| puget sound | /x/ | Name, Name |
| purr | / | Noun, Verb |
| quack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| quality | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| quaver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| racket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| radio | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| rail | / | Noun, Verb |
| rampart | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rap | / | Noun, Verb |
| rasp | / | Noun, Verb |
| rational | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| rationalised | /xx | Adjective |
| rationalized | /xxx | Verb |
| rattle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reasonable | /xxx | Adjective |
| reasoned | /x | Adjective |
| reef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| refine | x/ | Verb |
| relevant | /xx | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| reproducing | xx/x | Noun |
| resilient | x/x | Adjective |
| resonate | /xx | Verb |
| resound | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| respectful | x/x | Adjective |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| reverberate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| righteous | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rill | / | Noun, Verb |
| ring | / | Noun, Verb |
| ripple | /x | Noun, Verb |
| road | / | Noun, Adjective |
| roadblock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| roll | / | Noun, Verb |
| ruckus | /x | Noun |
| rumble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun |
| sages | /x | Noun |
| salem | /x | Name |
| salubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| salutary | /xxx | Adjective |
| sana | /x | Noun |
| sane | / | Adjective, Noun |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| scattering | /xx | Noun |
| screen | / | Noun, Verb |
| seawall | /x | Noun |
| secession | x/x | Noun |
| secure | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| seem | / | Verb |
| semipermeable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| sense | / | Noun, Verb |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| separating | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| separation | xx/x | Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shelf | / | Noun |
| sheng | / | Name |
| shield | / | Noun, Verb |
| sigh | / | Noun, Verb |
| silence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| silent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| silicon | /xx | Noun |
| sing | / | Verb, Noun |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slush | / | Noun, Verb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| smooth | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| snarl | / | Noun, Verb |
| soar | / | Verb, Noun |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| solidity | x/xx | Noun |
| solvent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sonar | /x | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| sonic | /x | Adjective |
| sonora | x/x | Name |
| sons | / | Name |
| sounder | /x | Noun |
| soundtrack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| speak | / | Verb, Noun |
| speaker | /x | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun, Verb |
| splash | / | Noun, Verb |
| splat | / | Noun, Verb |
| squawk | / | Noun, Verb |
| squeak | / | Noun, Verb |
| squelch | / | Verb, Noun |
| stable | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| starting gate | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| steadfast | /x | Adjective |
| steady | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| stereo | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sterling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| stout | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| strait | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| streamlined | /x | Adjective |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| strum | / | Noun, Verb |
| stun | / | Noun, Verb |
| sturdy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| substantiated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| successful | x/x | Adjective |
| suitable | /xx | Adjective |
| sunt | / | Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| surveyed | x/ | Verb |
| sustainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| swish | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| talk | / | Verb, Noun |
| tap | / | Verb, Noun |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| threshold | /x | Noun |
| throbbing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| thrum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| thud | / | Noun, Verb |
| thump | / | Noun, Verb |
| thunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| tick | / | Noun, Verb |
| timbre | /x | Noun |
| ting | / | Noun, Verb |
| tink | / | Noun, Verb |
| tinkle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tone | / | Noun, Verb |
| toot | / | Noun, Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| trample | /x | Verb, Noun |
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| trump | / | Name, Verb |
| trustworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| twang | / | Noun, Verb |
/x | Name, Verb | |
| ultrasonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| unharmed | x/ | Adjective |
| unhurt | x/ | Adjective |
| uninfected | xx/x | Adjective |
| unison | /xx | Noun |
| unsound | x/ | Adjective |
| useful | /x | Adjective |
| valid | /x | Adjective |
| validate | /xx | Verb |
| valuable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| viable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| vibrato | x/x | Noun |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| virtuous | /xx | Adjective |
| viscoelastic | x/x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| visor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| voice | / | Noun, Verb |
| voted | /x | Verb |
| vowel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wail | / | Noun, Verb |
| wall | / | Noun, Verb |
| watercourse | /xx | Noun |
| watertight | /xx | Adjective |
| wave | / | Noun, Verb |
| waver | /x | Verb, Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| weir | / | Noun |
| whir | / | Noun, Verb |
| whistle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| whiz | / | Noun, Verb |
| wholesome | /x | Adjective |
| wing | / | Noun, Verb |
| wisdom | /x | Noun |
| wise | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| workable | /xx | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| worthy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| zing | / | Noun, Verb |
