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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cracker | /x | Noun |
| corker | /x | Noun |
| athlete | /x | Noun |
| grinder | /x | Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| cutter | /x | Noun |
| soldier | /x | Noun |
| cook | / | Noun |
| warrior | /xx | Noun |
| sticker | /x | Noun |
| ball of fire | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| workhorse | /x | Noun |
| busy bee | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| straight shooter | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| heavy hitter | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| old soldier | //x | Name, Name |
| standout | /x | Noun |
| thinker | /x | Noun |
| achiever | x/x | Noun |
| toolbox | /x | Noun |
| iceman | /x | Noun |
| climber | /x | Noun |
| cobbler | /x | Noun |
| city slicker | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nutter | /x | Noun |
| bulldozer | /xx | Noun |
| bruiser | /x | Noun |
| tech | / | Noun |
| mountaineer | /xx | Noun |
| road warrior | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| sandwich | /x | Noun |
| strongman | /x | Noun |
| crusher | /x | Noun |
| topper | /x | Noun |
| jock | / | Noun |
| maker | /x | Noun |
| person | /x | Noun |
| poser | /x | Noun |
| taskmaster | /xx | Noun |
| doer | / | Noun |
| lightweight | // | Adjective |
| keener | /x | Noun |
| bake | / | Noun, Verb |
| camper | /x | Noun |
| thruster | /x | Noun |
| cropper | /x | Noun |
| hummer | /x | Name |
| stoner | /x | Noun |
| machine | x/ | Noun |
| talker | /x | Noun |
| breaker | /x | Noun |
| cheerleader | /xx | Noun |
| book | / | Noun |
| old hand | // | Name, Name |
| trooper | /x | Noun |
| dodger | /x | Noun |
| enforcer | x/x | Noun |
| scrubber | /x | Noun |
| rowdy | /x | Adjective |
| rock climber | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| shooter | /x | Noun |
| punk rocker | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| hotshot | /x | Noun |
| yeoman | /x | Noun |
| player | /x | Noun |
| roadster | /x | Noun |
| eater | /x | Noun |
| dynamo | /xx | Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adam | /x | Name |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| baton | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| birdie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| biscuit | /x | Noun |
| bisque | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| brownie | /x | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| bun | / | Noun, Verb |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| cache | / | Noun, Verb |
| cake | / | Noun, Verb |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| candy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cartilaginous | /xxxx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cheesecake | /x | Noun |
| chef | / | Noun, Verb |
| chewy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chocolate | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chocolate chip cookie | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| chrysalis | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cinch | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| client | /x | Noun |
| collide | x/ | Verb |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cookies | /x | Verb |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crescent | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crumb | / | Noun, Verb |
| cryptographic | /x/x | Adjective |
| crystalline | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| cupcake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| determined | x/x | Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| dicey | /x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dog biscuit | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| dogged | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| dome | / | Noun, Verb |
| dorado | x/x | Name |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| doughnut | /x | Noun, Verb |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
x/ | Noun, Verb | |
| encrypted | x/x | Adjective |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extremist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| eyewitness | //x | Noun, Verb |
| fascist | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fermi | /x | Name |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fibrous | /x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flake | / | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| formatted | /xx | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortune cookie | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| fundamentalist | xx/xx | Noun |
| gingerbread man | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| goody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| goon | / | Noun, Verb |
| granola bar | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| guy | / | Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardcore | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| hardy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heightened | /x | Adjective |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hooligan | /xx | Noun |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hunger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| id | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| implacable | x/xx | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| inelastic | xx/x | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
