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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| simplify | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| complicating | /xxx | Noun |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| befuddled | x/x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| implausible | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| oddity | /xx | Noun |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Noun |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfamiliar | xx/x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| tantalizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| wondrous | /x | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| enigma | x/x | Noun |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| improbable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unanswerable | xxxxx | Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| profoundly | x/x | Adverb |
| quizzical | /xx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| labyrinthine | xx/x | Adjective |
| unearthly | x/x | Adjective |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| foggy | /x | Adjective |
| mystic | /x | Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| fuzzy | /x | Noun |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| calms | / | Noun |
| intricacies | /xxx | Noun |
| riddle | /x | Noun |
| maze | / | Noun |
| paradoxes | /xxx | Noun |
| abrasive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| bemused | x/ | Adjective |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| co | x | Noun, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| distinguishing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| inaudible | x/xx | Adjective |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| peripheral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| striking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unsolved | x/ | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
