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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| accede | x/ | Verb | 
| access | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| accompany | x/xx | Verb | 
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective | 
| accordance | x/x | Noun | 
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| accurate | /xx | Adjective | 
| accuse | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| achievement | x/x | Noun | 
| acquire | x/x | Verb | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| add up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| administer | x/xx | Verb | 
| adopt | x/ | Verb | 
| advanced | x/ | Adjective | 
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| afraid | x/ | Adjective | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| again | x/ | Adverb | 
| against | x/ | Adverb | 
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| aggression | x/x | Noun | 
| aggressor | x/x | Noun | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| agree | x/ | Verb | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| along | x/ | Adverb | 
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| amid | x/ | Noun | 
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| anxiety attack | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| any | /x | Adverb | 
| appear | x/ | Verb | 
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| are | / | Noun | 
| arid | /x | Adjective | 
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| arrive | x/ | Verb | 
| ascent | x/ | Noun | 
| assail | x/ | Verb | 
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| atrocity | x/xx | Noun | 
| attacked | x/ | Verb | 
| attain | x/ | Verb | 
| attainment | x/x | Noun | 
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| attend | x/ | Verb | 
| attracted | x/x | Adjective | 
| augmentative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| australia | x/x | Name | 
| authority | x/xx | Noun | 
| avenue | /xx | Noun | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bait | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| barrage | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| bash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| because | x/ | Adverb | 
| become | x/ | Verb | 
| bed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| been | / | Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| belong | x/ | Verb | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| beneath | x/ | Adverb | 
| beryl | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| beset | x/ | Verb | 
| besiege | x/ | Verb | 
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| bite | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blackguard | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| blast | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blister | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blitz | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bomb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bombard | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| bomber | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| born | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bout | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breach | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| bulldog | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| came | / | Noun | 
| cannon | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cardiac | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| carefree | /x | Adjective | 
| catalyzed | /xx | Adjective | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb | 
| clash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| claw | / | Noun, Verb | 
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| come in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| come up to | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| conclude | x/ | Verb | 
| conditions | x/x | Verb | 
| confront | x/ | Verb | 
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| construction | x/x | Noun | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| converted | x/x | Adjective | 
| convulsion | x/x | Noun | 
| coronary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| counteroffensive | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| coup | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coup de main | /// | Name, Name | 
| covers | /x | Noun | 
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crisis | /x | Noun | 
| criticise | /xx | Verb | 
| criticism | /xxx | Noun | 
| criticize | /xx | Verb | 
| cropped | / | Adjective | 
| crossed | / | Adjective | 
| culling | /x | Noun | 
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dans | / | Verb | 
| dare | / | Verb, Noun | 
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| decreasing | x/x | Noun | 
| defend | x/ | Verb | 
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| deployment | x/x | Noun | 
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| determined | x/x | Adjective | 
| devastate | /xx | Verb | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| did | / | Noun | 
| diffusional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| digestion | x/x | Noun | 
| diminished | x/x | Adjective | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| dis | / | Noun, Verb | 
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disembark | xx/ | Verb | 
| dishonor | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| distanced | /x | Verb | 
| diversion | x/x | Noun | 
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| draw in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| droplet | /x | Noun | 
| during | /x | Noun | 
| edited | /xx | Adjective | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| emanate | /xx | Verb | 
| emerge | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| encroachment | x/x | Noun | 
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| enhanced | x/ | Adjective | 
| enjoy | x/ | Verb | 
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| entry | /x | Noun | 
| episode | /xx | Noun | 
| etch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| evolutionary | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| evolved | x/ | Adjective | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exert | x/ | Verb | 
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| explosion | x/x | Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fare | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| fewer | /x | Adjective | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| find | / | Verb, Noun | 
| finished | /x | Adjective | 
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| flak | / | Noun | 
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| foolishness | /xx | Noun | 
| for | / | Noun | 
| fork | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun | 
| framework | /x | Noun | 
| from | / | Noun | 
| furlough | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| get in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| gonna | /x | Verb | 
| grapple | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| greece | / | Name | 
| grown | / | Adjective | 
| had | / | Verb | 
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| handcrafted | /xx | Adjective | 
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb | 
| happiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| harm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| heart | / | Noun, Verb | 
| heart attack | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| held | / | Noun | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hey | / | Name | 
| hiccup | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| how | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hysterics | x/x | Noun | 
| impugn | x/ | Verb | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| income | /x | Noun | 
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| incursion | x/x | Noun | 
| infarction | x/x | Noun | 
| infringe | x/ | Verb | 
| infringement | x/x | Noun | 
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| inlet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| input | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| insult | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb | 
| intervene | xx/ | Verb | 
| into | x/ | Noun | 
| invade | x/ | Verb | 
| invasion | x/x | Noun | 
| join | / | Verb, Noun | 
| journeyed | /x | Noun | 
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| juvenile | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| kill | / | Verb, Noun | 
| knife | / | Noun, Verb | 
| land | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| lay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| learn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| least | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| leave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| let | / | Verb, Noun | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| look | / | Verb, Noun | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| made | / | Noun | 
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| managed | /x | Verb | 
| materialize | x/xxx | Verb | 
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| minus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| molest | x/ | Verb | 
| move | / | Verb, Noun | 
| move in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| muff | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| nether | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| niche | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| number | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| object | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| obtain | x/ | Verb | 
| occlusion | x/x | Noun | 
| occupy | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| occur | x/ | Verb | 
| offence | x/ | Noun | 
| offend | x/ | Verb | 
| offense | x/ | Noun | 
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| offer | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| once | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| onset | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| onslaught | /x | Noun | 
| onto | /x | Adjective | 
| operate | /xx | Verb | 
| operation | xx/x | Noun | 
| optimum | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ordinance | /xx | Noun | 
| origin | /xx | Noun | 
| originate | x/xx | Verb | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outbreak | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| outburst | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| outnumber | x/x | Verb | 
| outrage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| pain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| par | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| para | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| paroxysm | /x/x | Noun | 
| parse | / | Verb, Noun | 
| participate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| pass | / | Verb, Noun | 
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| penetration | xx/x | Noun | 
| per | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| pin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pinion | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| plan of attack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| platoon | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| please | / | Verb, Adverb | 
| plot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pounce | / | Verb, Noun | 
| prepare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| prey | / | Noun, Verb | 
| proceed | x/ | Verb | 
| process | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| profane | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| progressed | x/ | Verb | 
| propose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| provide | x/ | Verb | 
| pull in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pursuant | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| raid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rape | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| ravish | /x | Verb | 
| re | / | Noun | 
| reach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| received | x/ | Adjective | 
| reduced | x/ | Adjective | 
| refer | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| relevant | /xx | Adjective | 
| requests | x/ | Noun | 
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| ridden | /x | Adjective | 
| ripe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| rips | / | Verb | 
| risen | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| robbery | /xx | Noun | 
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| rubbish | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| rung | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| rush | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seek | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seizure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| send | / | Verb, Noun | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| set down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| set on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| set upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| seton | /x | Name | 
| sex | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shadow | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| shaft | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shelled | / | Adjective | 
| shock | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| shooting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| shore | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| shout | / | Verb, Noun | 
| show | / | Verb, Noun | 
| sic | / | Name, Adverb, Verb | 
| siege | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sit | / | Verb, Noun | 
| skip | / | Verb, Noun | 
| slam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| snipe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sortie | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sourced | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| sous | / | Noun | 
| spend | / | Verb, Noun | 
| spot | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| stand | / | Verb, Noun | 
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| stem | / | Noun, Verb | 
| step | / | Noun, Verb | 
| storm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stroke | / | Noun, Verb | 
| struck | / | Noun | 
| sub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| submit | x/ | Verb | 
| subnormal | //x | Adjective, Noun | 
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective | 
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| succeed | x/ | Verb | 
| sue | / | Name, Verb | 
| suicide | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| summon | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| sun | / | Noun, Verb | 
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| supporting | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| surprise | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| surround | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| swoop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tabled | /x | Verb | 
| tackle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| target | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| the | x | Adverb, Noun | 
| threat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| throughout | x/ | Adverb | 
| thrust | / | Noun, Verb | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| title | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| titre | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| torpedo | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| torque | / | Noun, Verb | 
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| touch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| towards | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| travel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| traversed | /x | Verb | 
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| turn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ulcer | /x | Noun | 
| underage | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| undermine | /xx | Verb | 
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| underway | xx/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| uneconomic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| unless | x/ | Adjective | 
| upcoming | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| upon | x/ | |
| using | /x | Noun | 
| via | /x | Noun | 
| violate | /xx | Verb | 
| violation | xx/x | Noun | 
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| visit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wait | / | Verb, Noun | 
| walk | / | Verb, Noun | 
| wanna | /x | Noun | 
| want | / | Verb, Noun | 
| war | / | Noun, Verb | 
| water | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| weapon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| when | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| while | / | Noun, Verb | 
| whip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| will | / | Verb, Noun | 
| wine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| with | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| without | x/ | Adverb | 
| wonder | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| world | / | Noun, Verb | 
| you | / | Verb, Noun | 
