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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| endgame | /x | Noun |
| play | / | Noun |
| guessing game | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| game plan | // | Phrase, Noun |
| reserve | x/ | Noun |
| prophylaxis | xx/x | Noun |
| huddle | /x | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| calculation | xx/x | Noun |
| board game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| long game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| idle | /x | Adjective |
| game | / | Noun |
| heel | / | Noun |
| holdout | /x | Noun |
| ball game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| lottery | /xx | Noun |
| game of chance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| consequences | /xxx | Noun |
| fair game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| patience | /x | Noun |
| pass | / | Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun |
| opening | /xx | Noun |
| variation | xx/x | Noun |
| hole card | // | Phrase, Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| lead | / | Noun |
| study | /x | Noun |
| snakes and ladders | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| turn | / | Noun |
| power play | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| triangulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| musical chairs | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| clock | / | Noun |
| shell game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tactic | /x | Noun |
| pull through | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb |
| forfeits | /x | Noun |
| battle of the sexes | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| trump card | // | Name, Name |
| string | / | Noun |
| inning | /x | Noun |
| combo | /x | Noun |
| gambit | /x | Noun |
| walk | / | Noun |
| benefit of the doubt | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| game of skill | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| free ride | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| poker | /x | Noun |
| rollout | /x | Noun |
| pacifism | /xxx | Noun |
| odds | / | Noun |
| loaded dice | /xx | Phrase, Noun |
| grace | / | Noun |
| checkmate | /x | Noun |
| immunity | x/xx | Noun |
| move | / | Noun |
| statues | /x | Noun |
| numbers game | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gamble | /x | Noun |
| stipulation | xx/x | Noun |
| invitation | xx/x | Noun |
| ballot | /x | Noun |
| card game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| icebreaker | /xx | Noun |
| fortress | /x | Noun |
| hold | / | Noun |
| life | / | Noun |
| whist | / | Noun |
| hawk | / | Noun |
| windup | /x | Noun |
| cat and mouse | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| stale | / | Noun |
| solitaire | xx/ | Noun |
| accounts | x/ | Noun |
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb |
| amenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| amusement | x/x | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| attendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| await | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backlash | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backlog | /x | Noun, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballgame | x/ | Noun |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| biding | /x | Noun |
| big game | // | Name, Name |
| biz | / | Noun |
| blackjack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowling | /x | Noun |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| brooding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| buffalo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| byte | / | Noun |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| championship | /xxx | Noun |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| chess | / | Noun |
| chessboard | /x | Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| climate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coldest | /x | Adjective |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| comforter | /xx | Noun |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| coolest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| curling | /x | Noun |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| deficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deprivation | xx/x | Noun |
| disheveled | x/x | Adjective |
| double feature | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| double up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dredge | / | Noun, Verb |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| ducks and drakes | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| ennui | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| entertainment | xx/x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| facing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fauna | /x | Noun |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| football | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forces | /x | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| fowl | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fretting | /x | Noun |
| frightened | /x | Adjective |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gage | / | Noun, Verb |
| gameplay | /x | Noun |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hammond | /x | Name |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| handsomest | /xx | Adjective |
| hare | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hare and hounds | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| harvest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heading | /x | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| hockey | /x | Noun |
| home game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| hoss | / | Noun |
| hunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| impressionable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| instruction | x/x | Noun |
| intending | x/x | Noun |
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interplay | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| involved | x/ | Adjective |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| jest | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| jeu | / | Adverb |
| joke | / | Noun, Verb |
| joust | / | Noun, Verb |
| kit | / | Noun, Verb |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| listing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| looking | /x | Verb, Noun |
| maid | / | Noun |
| marathon | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| match | / | Noun, Verb |
| meantime | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| mockery | /xx | Noun |
| monopoly | x/xx | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| nightcap | /x | Noun, Verb |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb |
