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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| pitiable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dispossessed | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| doomed | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| homeless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fateful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inauspicious | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpromising | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| shipwrecked | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| black | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| castaway | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| too bad | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfortunately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| sadly | /x | Adverb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| pity | /x | Noun |
| laudable | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| shame | / | Noun |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| notable | /xx | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| coincidental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| avoidable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| ignoble | x/x | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| excusable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| lamented | x/x | Verb |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| serendipitous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ironically | x/xx | Adverb |
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| fortunately | /xxx | Adverb |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| luckless | /x | Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| sour | /x | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| badly off | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| graceless | /x | Adjective |
| worst | / | Adjective |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| waste | / | Noun |
| andre | /x | Name |
| misnomer | x/x | Noun |
| byproduct | /xx | Noun |
| succor | /x | Verb |
| succour | // | Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| wretches | /x | Noun |
| shouldering | /xx | Verb |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| victim | /x | Noun |
| sufferer | /xx | Noun |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun |
| coincidence | x/xx | Noun |
| captive | /x | Noun |
| charles | / | Name |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun |
| happening | /xx | Noun |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| countrymen | /xx | Noun |
| debtor | /x | Noun |
| consigned | x/ | Verb |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| amputee | /x/ | Noun |
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crier | /x | Noun |
| cripple | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| dissatisfied | x/xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| failed | / | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| happiest | /xx | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| humiliated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| improper | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infatuated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| jinx | / | Noun, Verb |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
| jonah | /x | Name |
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| lucky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| moody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| mourner | /x | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| outcast | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pariah | x/x | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| prisoner | /xx | Noun |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| regrettably | x/xx | Adverb |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| stricken | /x | Adjective |
| survivor | x/x | Noun |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsuitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| worth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
