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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| darkness | /x | Noun, Noun |
| dimness | /x | Noun |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| moonless | /x | Noun |
| darkened | /x | Adjective |
| nighttime | /x | Noun |
| blindfolded | /xx | Adjective |
| silent | /x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| underground | /xx | Noun |
| blackout | /x | Noun |
| sleepless | /x | Adjective |
| inaudible | x/xx | Adjective |
| shadowed | /x | Adjective |
| midnight | /x | Noun |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| in private | x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| silhouetted | xx/x | Verb |
| soundlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| late night | // | Phrase, Noun |
| indoors | /x | Noun |
| moonlight | /x | Noun |
| invisible | x/xx | Adjective |
| moonlit | /x | Noun |
| solitude | /xx | Noun |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| nocturnal | x/x | Adjective |
| deserted | x/x | Verb |
| darkling | /x | Name |
| face down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| sleeping | /x | Noun |
| blacked out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective |
| nightmares | /x | Noun |
| inside | x/ | Noun |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| solitary | /xxx | Adjective |
| unlit | xx | Adjective |
| lights out | // | Phrase, Noun |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| subterranean | xx/xx | Adjective |
| candlelight | /xx | Noun |
| acorn | /x | Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| an | / | Noun |
| anonymous | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blind | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bluish | /x | Adjective |
| blur | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| bosnian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| brunet | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| brunette | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| bruno | /x | Name |
| changer | /x | Noun |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| concealed | x/ | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dappled | /x | Adjective |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daytime | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| discoloration | xxx/x | Noun |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dreary | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drizzle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dusky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| featureless | /xx | Adjective |
| flame | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| foggy | /x | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| ghoulish | /x | Adjective |
| gloom | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| glowering | /xx | Noun |
| glum | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grayling | /x | Noun |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| halibut | /xx | Noun |
| hazy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| iniquity | x/xx | Noun |
| inky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inner | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| jacket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| magic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| mist | / | Noun, Verb |
| moody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| mule | / | Noun, Verb |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nightfall | /x | Noun |
| noir | / | Noun, Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| orange | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| overcast | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| overnight | /x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| pale | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| purple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| purplish | /x | Adjective |
| red | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| reddish | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sank | / | Verb |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sea | / | Noun |
| shade | / | Noun, Verb |
| shady | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sham | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| shred | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| slick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| small hours | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| sombre | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sour | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| spotted | /x | Adjective |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| strange | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| subdued | x/ | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sundown | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sunless | /x | Adjective |
| sunlit | /x | Adjective |
| sunset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| swarthy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| tonight | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| triad | /x | Noun |
| twilight | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
