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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| roman à clef | /xx | Name, Name, Name |
| police procedural | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| film noir | // | Phrase, Noun |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| noir | / | Noun |
| heist | / | Noun |
| reality television | x/xx/xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| faction | /x | Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| cosy | /x | Adjective |
| romantic comedy | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| vérité | / | Noun |
| documentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| literature | /xxx | Noun |
| horror story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun |
| fan fiction | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| gossip | /x | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun |
| realism | /xx | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| historical novel | x/xx/x | Name, Name |
| biography | x/xx | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| slipstream | /x | Noun |
| procedural | x/xx | Adjective |
| exposé | xx | Noun |
| newsreel | /x | Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| slasher | /x | Noun |
| treatment | /x | Noun |
| film | / | Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun |
| telltale | /x | Adjective |
| action | /x | Noun |
| romance | x/ | Noun |
| doublet | /x | Noun |
| short story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| fairy tale | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| pseudonym | /xx | Noun |
| social realism | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| mimesis | /xx | Noun |
| farce | / | Noun |
| reality show | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| serial | /xx | Noun |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| abiding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actus | /x | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| admittedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| aline | x/ | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| antipoverty | xx/xx | Adjective |
| antitrust | xx/ | Adjective |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| applied | x/ | Adjective |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| aristotle | /xxx | Name |
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| assault and battery | x///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| authentic | x/x | Adjective |
| authenticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| avowedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| banditry | /xx | Noun |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| burglar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| changeless | /x | Adjective |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| christ | / | Name |
| chuckling | /x | Noun |
| city | /x | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| constant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| credible | /xx | Adjective |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| criminality | xx/xx | Noun |
| criminalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| cybercrime | /x/ | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| delinquency | x/xx | Noun |
| dependable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| did | / | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| divisional | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| drug | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| embracing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| encompassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| enduring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enforces | x/x | Verb |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| evident | /xx | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exactly | x/x | Adverb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| facto | /x | |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| felon | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| felony | /xx | Noun |
| font | / | Noun, Verb |
| forgive | x/ | Verb |
| franc | / | Noun |
| frank | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| fraud | / | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| geographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| geographical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| granted | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| guilt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| harmonious | x/xx | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| high treason | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| hijack | /x | Verb, Noun |
| homicide | /xx | Noun |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| honor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| huh | / | Noun |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| infraction | x/x | Noun |
| infringement | x/x | Noun |
| injustice | x/x | Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| jail | / | Noun, Verb |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| kidding | /x | Noun |
| killing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| laundering | /xx | Noun |
| lawful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lawlessness | /xx | Noun |
| legit | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| loyal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lynching | /x | Noun |
| malaria | x/xx | Noun |
| maltreatment | x/x | Noun |
| mastermind | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| mayhem | /x | Noun, Verb |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| misdemeanor | xx/x | Noun |
| murder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| narcotics | x/x | Adjective |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| objectified | x/xx | Adjective |
