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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| route | / | Noun, Noun |
| jaunt | / | Noun |
| trip | / | Noun |
| trek | / | Noun |
| stopover | /xx | Noun |
| journey | /x | Noun |
| road | / | Noun |
| roadblock | /x | Noun |
| excursion | x/x | Noun |
| byway | /x | Noun |
| diversion | x/x | Noun |
| pilgrimage | /xx | Noun |
| backtrack | /x | Noun |
| roundabout | /xx | Adjective |
| sojourn | /x | Noun |
| rerouting | x/x | Noun |
| layover | /xx | Noun |
| turnoff | /x | Noun |
| path | / | Noun |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| take | / | Verb |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| travel | /x | Noun |
| meandering | x/xx | Noun |
| highway | /x | Noun |
| shortcut | /x | Noun |
| stroll | / | Noun |
| hike | / | Noun |
| foray | /x | Noun |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| swerve | / | Noun |
| waypoint | /x | Noun |
| retrace | x/ | Verb |
| scenic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| walk | / | Noun |
| tour | / | Noun |
| exit | /x | Noun |
| stop | / | Noun |
| odyssey | /xx | Noun |
| bypass | /x | Noun |
| drive | / | Noun |
| crossroad | /x | Noun |
| deviation | xx/x | Noun |
| turning | /x | Verb |
| underway | xx/ | Adjective |
| zigzag | /x | Noun |
| sweep | / | Noun |
| sidestep | /x | Verb |
| double | /x | Adjective |
| turning point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| round | / | Noun |
| traverse | /x | Noun |
| outside | // | Noun |
| sideline | /x | Noun |
| turnout | /x | Noun |
| turnabout | /xx | Noun |
| overstep | /xx | Verb |
| portage | /x | Noun |
| veer | / | Noun |
| track | / | Noun |
| traffic cone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| slant | / | Noun |
| diff | / | Noun |
| road trip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| beeline | /x | Noun |
| couplet | /x | Noun |
| footstep | /x | Noun |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun |
| loop | / | Noun |
| wheel | / | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun |
| curbing | /x | Verb |
| maneuver | x/x | Noun |
| flip | / | Noun |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| glide path | // | Phrase, Noun |
| borrow | /x | Verb |
| hazard | /x | Noun |
| ramp | / | Noun |
| hoop | / | Noun |
| brevet | x/ | Noun |
| collision course | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cross | / | Noun |
| stop sign | // | Phrase, Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crosswalk | /x | Noun |
| throw | / | Verb |
| hurdle | /x | Noun |
| inside | x/ | Noun |
| speed bump | // | Phrase, Noun |
| frolic | /x | Noun |
| sans | / | Verb |
| leagues | / | Noun |
| unscheduled | x/x | Adjective |
| miles | / | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| kilometers | x/xx | Noun |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| necessitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| unplanned | x/ | Adjective |
| way | / | Noun |
| periphery | x/xx | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| left | / | Noun |
| needless | /x | Adjective |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bit | / | Noun |
| wide | / | Adjective |
| comprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| semicircular | xx/xx | Adjective |
| merits | /x | Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| south | / | Noun, Adverb |
| short | / | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| reason | /x | Noun |
| north | / | Noun |
| making | /x | Verb |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| optional | /xx | Adjective |
| visit | /x | Verb |
| means | / | Noun |
| street | / | Noun |
| west | / | Noun |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| village | /x | Noun |
| east | / | Adverb, Name |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| slow | / | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| mind | / | Verb |
| right | / | Noun |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| career | x/ | Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| goal | / | Noun |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| something | /x | Noun |
| bias | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| deflection | x/x | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| distract | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| embezzlement | x/xx | Noun |
| excursus | x/x | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hiatus | x/x | Noun |
| hijack | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| misappropriation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| postponement | x/x | Noun |
| realignment | xx/x | Noun |
| respite | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rodeo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| stretch | / | Noun, Verb |
| traffic | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
