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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| abundantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| acacia | x/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb, Noun |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amazingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| attaches | x/x | Noun |
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautifully | /xx | Adverb |
| been | / | Verb |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| changeless | /x | Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| correctly | x/x | Adverb |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| crucially | /xx | Adverb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cuddly | /x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| darn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| decidedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| definitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| densely | /x | Adverb |
| desperately | /xxx | Adverb |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disappointingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| disembodied | xx/x | Adjective |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| distinctly | x/x | Adverb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dramatically | x/xx | Adverb |
| dreadfully | /xx | Adverb |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| duro | /x | Name |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| eagerly | /xx | Adverb |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eminently | /xxx | Adverb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| entire | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| entirely | x/xx | Adverb |
| equal | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| equally | /xx | Adverb |
| erect | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| erg | / | Noun, Verb |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exactly | x/x | Adverb |
| exceedingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| exceptional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| exceptionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| excessively | x/xx | Adverb |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| expressly | x/x | Adverb |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| extraordinarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| fantastically | x/xx | Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| finely | /x | Adverb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| forced | / | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| format | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| frankly | /x | Adverb |
| frequently | /xx | Adverb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fully | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| furiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ganz | / | Noun |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| gran | / | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| grossly | /x | Adverb |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardcore | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardware | /x | Noun |
| hardwood | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| harte | / | Name |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heartily | /xx | Adverb |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| heel | / | Noun, Verb |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| herd | / | Noun, Verb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| horny | /x | Adjective |
| horribly | /xx | Adverb |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hotly | /x | Adverb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| identical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immense | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impossibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| improperly | x/xx | Adverb |
| inauspicious | xx/x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incredibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| indefinitely | x/xxx | Adverb |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| infinitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| inordinately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| insanely | x/x | Adverb |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| intelligible | x/xxx | Adjective |
| intemperate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ironclad | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jolly | /x | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| knockout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| lasted | /x | Verb |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| logo | /x | Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mal | / | Noun |
| manly | /x | Adjective, Name |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| markedly | /xx | Adverb |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mercilessly | /xxx | Adverb |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| metal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mighty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| molto | /x | Adverb |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| notably | /xx | Adverb |
| notoriously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| numerous | /xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| often | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| one and the same | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ossified | /xx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| overly | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| own | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| passionately | /xxx | Adverb |
| patently | /xx | Adverb |
| paved | / | Adjective |
| penal | /x | Adjective |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| perfectly | /xx | Adverb |
| persevering | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| persistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| petrous | xx | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| picky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| precious | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| precise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| predefined | xx/ | Adjective |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| printable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| printed | /x | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prohibitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| properly | /xx | Adverb |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| purely | /x | Adverb |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| radically | /xx | Adverb |
| rare | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| rattling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| reasonably | /xxx | Adverb |
| reddish | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| remarkably | x/xx | Adverb |
| resolutely | /xxx | Adverb |
| richly | /x | Adverb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rightly | /x | Adverb |
| rigid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| rock | / | Noun, Verb |
| rocky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| roundly | /x | Adverb |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sam | / | Name, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sanctified | xxx | Adjective |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| scheming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrape | / | Verb, Noun |
| selfsame | // | Noun, Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sincerely | x/x | Adverb |
| single | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| soured | /x | Adjective |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stale | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| steely | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sticky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stony | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| strikingly | /xx | Adverb |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| such | / | Noun |
| sudden | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| sum | / | Noun, Verb |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| supremely | x/xx | Adverb |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tan | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tangible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| three | / | Noun |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tireless | /xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| too | / | Adverb |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| totally | /xx | Adverb |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| troubled | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| truly | /x | Adverb |
| trying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ultra | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unabated | xx/x | Adjective |
| unbelievably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| untiring | x/x | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| urgently | /xx | Adverb |
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| utterly | /xx | Adverb |
| vast | / | Adjective, Noun |
| vehemently | /xxx | Adverb |
| velar | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| vera | /x | Name |
| version | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vexed | / | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| vital | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vitreous | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| warmly | /x | Adverb |
| weigh | / | Verb, Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| wholeheartedly | /xxx | Adverb |
| wholly | /x | Adverb |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| widely | /x | Adverb |
| wildly | /x | Adverb |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| wonderfully | /xxx | Adverb |
| wood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| woody | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| zeal | / | Noun |
