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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| edgy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| jumpy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tense | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uptight | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| waiting game | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| undecided | xx/x | Adjective |
| in doubt | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| in question | x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| questioningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| waiting | /x | Verb |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| awaiting | x/x | Verb |
| interrogative | xx/xx | Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| anxiously | /xx | Adverb |
| interrogatory | xx/xxx | Noun |
| indecisive | xx/x | Adjective |
| wondering | /xx | Verb |
| wait for | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| anticipating | x/xxx | Verb |
| questions | /x | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| on tenterhooks | //xx | Phrase |
| speculate | /xx | Verb |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| hesitate | /xx | Verb |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| inquiringly | x/xx | Adverb |
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| guessing | /x | Noun |
| apprehensively | xx/xx | Adverb |
| unanswered | x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| expectantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| what about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| wait up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| anticipatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| contemplating | /xxx | Verb |
| find out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| guesswork | /x | Noun |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| deciding | x/x | Verb |
| interrogation | xxx/x | Noun |
| depending on | x/x/ | Phrase |
| undetermined | xx/x | Adjective |
| mystification | /xx/x | Noun |
| pending | /x | Verb |
| curiosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| deliberating | x/xxx | Verb |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| confused | x/ | Verb |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| agonising | /xxx | Adjective |
| agonizingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| worriedly | /xx | Adverb |
| riddle | /x | Noun |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| debating | x/x | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| abeyance | x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| anguish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| arouses | x/x | Verb |
| authored | /x | Adjective |
| backlog | /x | Noun, Verb |
| believable | x/xx | Adjective |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chest | / | Noun, Verb |
| chills | / | Noun |
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| clearing | /x | Noun |
| columnist | /xx | Noun |
| commentator | /xxx | Noun |
| consolidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| consternation | xx/x | Noun |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| deductions | x/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| engrossing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| escrow | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| excitement | x/x | Noun |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| frighten | /x | Verb |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| hitchcock | /x | Name |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| knife | / | Noun, Verb |
| ledger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| limbo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| murder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| outstanding | x/x | Adjective |
| overhang | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pass | / | Verb, Noun |
| privation | x/x | Noun |
| queue | / | Noun, Verb |
| realistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| remorse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retest | // | Noun, Verb |
| riveting | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| scared | / | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| sensationalism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| shock | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| spanning | /x | Noun |
| standby | // | Noun, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sufferance | /xx | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun, Verb |
| thrill | / | Noun, Verb |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| torment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| torture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| transition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| transitory | /xxx | Adjective |
| unknown | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
