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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| alarming | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| terrible | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| fearful | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Adverb |
| horrendous | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dire | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| scarry | /x | Name |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| paralyzing | /xxx | Noun |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Noun |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| scaring | /x | Verb |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| ghostly | /x | Adjective |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| feared | / | Verb |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Verb |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| aghast | x/ | Adjective |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| nauseous | /x | Adjective |
| buzzer | /x | Noun |
| specter | /x | Noun |
| coasters | /x | Noun |
| spectre | /x | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| flashbacks | /x | Noun |
| suddenness | /xx | Noun |
| apparition | xx/x | Noun |
| hallucinations | xxx/x | Noun |
| premonition | xx/x | Noun |
| portent | /x | Noun |
| rapidity | x/xx | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| unknown | x/ | Noun |
| dreams | / | Noun |
| swiftness | /x | Noun |
| regularity | xx/xx | Noun |
| statistic | x/x | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| monsters | /x | Noun |
| visage | /x | Noun |
| finality | x/xx | Noun |
| roar | / | Noun |
| fantasies | /xx | Noun |
| antics | /x | Noun |
| noises | /x | Noun |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cautionary | /xxx | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| fright | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| saddest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| striking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
