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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stabbing | /x | Noun, Noun |
| unexplained | xx/ | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unidentifiable | xx/xxxx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unidentified | xx/xx | Adjective |
| randomness | /xx | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| anonymously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| cryptically | /xx | Adverb |
| unknown | x/ | Adjective |
| undefined | xx/ | Adjective |
| unpredictability | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| unanticipated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unpredictably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| unforeseeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| obscurely | x/x | Adverb |
| dark horse | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stumble upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| unintentionally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| long shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| unrecognizable | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| spontaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unspecified | x/xx | Adjective |
| unexplainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unknowable | x/xx | Adjective |
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unknowingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| conjectural | x/xx | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| indeterminate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unbeknownst | xx/ | Adverb |
| penknife | xx | Noun |
| undocumented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unanswered | x/x | Adjective |
| switchblade knife | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| undetermined | xx/x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| silhouetted | xx/x | Verb |
| butcher knife | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| razor blade | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arbitrariness | /xxxx | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| randomization | /xx/x | Noun |
| undescribed | xx/ | Adjective |
| unsubstantiated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| sneak peek | // | Phrase, Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| enigmatically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| intuition | xx/x | Noun |
| terra incognita | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unannounced | xx/ | Adjective |
| subconscious | x/x | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| acorn | /x | Noun |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| agar | /x | Noun |
| algal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| an | / | Noun |
| anther | /x | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| archaic | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aseptic | x/x | Adjective |
| assassinate | x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| banging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bayonet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| benighted | x/x | Adjective |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blind | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bluish | /x | Adjective |
| blur | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| bosnian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| brunet | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| brunette | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| bruno | /x | Name |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| changer | /x | Noun |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chimes | / | Verb |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| concealed | x/ | Verb |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dappled | /x | Adjective |
| darken | /x | Verb |
| darkling | /x | Adjective, Name, Adverb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daytime | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| discoloration | xxx/x | Noun |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dour | /x | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| drizzle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dusky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| eerie | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| featureless | /xx | Adjective |
| flame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| 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 |
| goad | / | Noun, Verb |
| gore | / | Noun, Verb |
| gouge | / | Noun, Verb |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grayling | /x | Noun |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gust | / | Noun, Verb |
| halibut | /xx | Noun |
| hazy | /x | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| 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 |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jacket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| knife | / | Noun, Verb |
| knock | / | Verb, Noun |
| lashes | /x | Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lunge | / | Noun, Verb |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| magic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| midnight | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| mist | / | Noun, Verb |
| moody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| moves | / | Noun |
| mule | / | Noun, Verb |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nightfall | /x | Noun |
| nighttime | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nocturnal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| noir | / | Noun, Adjective |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| obverse | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| orange | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
