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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sly | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb |
| dodgy | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| artful | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| slick | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| foxy | /x | Adverb, Name, Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| clever | /x | Adjective |
| canny | /x | Noun |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| savvy | /x | Noun |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| sagacious | //x | Adjective |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| resourceful | x/x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| dastardly | /xx | Adjective |
| trickster | /x | Noun |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| skilful | /x | Adjective |
| intrepid | x/x | Noun |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| perfidious | /xxx | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| shifty | /x | Adjective |
| wiley | /x | Name |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| suave | / | Adjective |
| wiles | / | Noun |
| adept | x/ | Noun |
| plucky | /x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| wizened | /x | Adjective |
| devilish | /x | Adjective |
| rapacious | x/x | Adjective |
| deft | / | Noun |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| indefatigable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| garrulous | /xx | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| irrepressible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| adroit | x/ | Adjective |
| bloodthirsty | /xx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective |
| villainous | /xx | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| opportunistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| cleverest | /xx | Adjective |
| feckless | /x | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| watchful | /x | Adjective |
| indomitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| charismatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| wise | / | Adjective |
| nimble | /x | Adjective |
| outwit | /x | Verb |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| scheming | /x | Noun |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| rascal | /x | Noun |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective |
| dexterous | /xx | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| lecherous | /xx | Adjective |
| greedy | /x | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| slimy | /x | Noun |
| arch | / | Noun |
| slinky | /x | Name |
| fiendish | /x | Adjective |
| wolfish | /x | Adjective |
| knowing | /x | Verb |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| smart | / | Name |
| downy | /x | Noun |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| sinuous | /x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| odysseus | x/xx | Name |
| ulysses | x/x | Name |
| redskins | // | Noun |
| tempter | /x | Noun |
| coyote | x/x | Noun |
| hacker | /x | Noun |
| apache | x/x | Name |
| fox | / | Noun |
| oriental | xx/x | Name |
| agitator | /xxx | Noun |
| stratagems | /xx | Noun |
| opportunist | xx/x | Noun |
| serpent | /x | Noun |
| turk | / | Name |
| scot | / | Name |
| tactician | x/x | Noun |
| satan | /x | Name |
| confederate | x/xx | Name |
| veteran | /xx | Noun |
| jacob | /x | Name |
| stalin | /x | Name |
| snares | / | Noun |
| spaniard | /x | Name |
| politician | xx/x | Noun |
| foe | / | Noun |
| franklin | /x | Name |
| manipulator | x/xxx | Noun |
| courtier | /xx | Noun |
| campaigner | x/x | Noun |
| strategist | /xx | Noun |
| anna | /x | Name |
| machinations | xx/x | Noun |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun |
| jesuit | /xx | Name |
| traitor | /x | Noun |
| hare | / | Noun |
| disgraced | x/ | Adjective |
| enraged | x/ | Adjective |
| headstrong | /x | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| slain | / | Noun |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| witted | /x | Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
