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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| ghostly | /x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Verb |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Noun |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| aghast | x/ | Adjective |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| scarry | /x | Name |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| nauseous | /x | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| breathtaking | /xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Verb |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Adjective |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| numinous | /xx | Adjective |
| titillating | /xxx | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| prickly | /x | Adjective |
| electric | x/x | Name |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| gorgon | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| unearthly | x/x | Adjective |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| ghoulish | /x | Adjective |
| haired | / | Adjective |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| prodigious | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
