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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fiasco | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| thrashing | /x | Noun, Noun |
| whipping | /x | Noun, Noun |
| slaughter | /x | Noun, Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| scandal | /x | Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| saga | /x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| misstep | x/ | Noun |
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
| woes | / | Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| botched | / | Adjective |
| bungled | /x | Verb |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| mismanagement | x/xx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| backlash | /x | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| travesty | /xx | Noun |
| uproar | /x | Noun |
| ensuing | /xx | Verb |
| furore | /x | Noun |
| redux | /x | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| mess | / | Noun |
| blowout | /x | Noun |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| farce | / | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| ruination | /x/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| atrocity | x/xx | Noun |
| ineptitude | x/xx | Noun |
| letdown | /x | Noun |
| takeover | /xx | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| massacre | /xx | Noun |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun |
| showdown | /x | Noun |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| furor | /x | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| extravaganza | xxx/x | Noun |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| butchery | /xx | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| rude awakening | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| dismay | x/ | Noun |
| opprobrium | x/xx | Noun |
| worse | / | Adjective |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| washout | /x | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| wreck | / | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| foil | / | Noun |
| folly | /x | Noun |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| dead duck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| beating | /x | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| reproach | x/ | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| decay | x/ | Noun |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| derailment | x/x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| perdition | x/x | Noun |
| basket case | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| infamy | /xx | Noun |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| germinal | /xx | Noun |
| mogadishu | xx/x | Name |
| repeat | x/ | Noun |
| stalingrad | /xx | Name |
| dunkirk | /x | Name |
| somalia | x/xx | Name |
| watergate | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| sedan | x/ | Noun |
| scapegoat | /x | Noun |
| fredericksburg | /xx | Name |
| smarting | /x | Verb |
| suez | /x | Name |
| wake | / | Noun |
| blame | / | Noun, Verb |
| crimean | x/ | Adjective |
| forward | /x | Noun |
| angolan | /xx | Adjective |
| salvage | /x | Verb |
| savings | /x | Noun |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| indochina | xx/x | Name |
| vietnam | xx/ | Name |
| beyond | x/ | Noun |
| bay | / | Noun |
| discredited | x/xx | Verb |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| reeling | /x | Verb |
| somali | x/x | Adjective |
| heels | / | Noun |
| polls | / | Noun |
| survivors | x/x | Noun |
| electoral | x/xx | Adjective |
| nationalist | /xxx | Adjective |
| sicilian | x/xx | Adjective |
| seattle | x/x | Name |
| betrayal | x/x | Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| cataclysm | /xxx | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| counteroffensive | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| failed | / | Adjective |
| holocaust | /xx | Name, Verb |
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rapprochement | xx/ | Noun |
| revolution | xx/x | Noun |
| scare | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
