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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| alarming | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frighteningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| terrifyingly | /xxxx | Adverb |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| scarry | /x | Name |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| scared | / | Verb |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| goofy | /x | Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| insane | x/ | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Verb |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| gory | /x | Noun |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| unquiet | x/x | Noun |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| foreboding | x/x | Noun |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| doomsday | /x | Noun |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| nauseating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| cancerous | /xx | Adjective |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| dude | / | Noun |
| monsters | /x | Noun |
| coaster | /x | Noun |
| rides | / | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| smart | / | Name |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| noises | /x | Noun |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| stories | /x | Noun |
| dreams | / | Noun |
| masks | / | Noun |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| costumes | x/ | Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| witch | / | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| enchanting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| film | / | Noun, Verb |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| forgotten | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fright | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| halloween | xx/ | Name |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| jason | /x | Name |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| panicky | /xx | Adjective |
| rank | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| sacred | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sexy | /x | Adjective |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| startling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tare | /x | Noun, Verb |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| weirdest | /x | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| worried | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
