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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| prick | / | Noun, Noun |
| twinge | / | Noun, Noun |
| bite | / | Noun, Noun |
| burn | / | Noun, Noun |
| stick | / | Noun, Noun |
| hustle | /x | Noun, Noun |
| pang | / | Noun, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Noun |
| con game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stinger | /x | Noun |
| smarting | /x | Verb |
| pain | / | Noun |
| scorpion | /xx | Noun |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| aching | /x | Verb |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| numbing | /x | Noun |
| retribution | xx/x | Noun |
| salve | / | Noun |
| prickling | /x | Noun |
| wasp | / | Noun |
| tingling | /xx | Noun |
| tail | / | Noun |
| sunburn | /x | Noun |
| venom | /x | Noun |
| bruising | /x | Noun |
| zing | / | Noun |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| stingray | /x | Noun |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| itch | / | Noun |
| stink | / | Noun |
| pinprick | /x | Noun |
| insect | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| balm | / | Noun |
| stabbing | /x | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| chastening | /xx | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| bitterness | /xx | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| swelling | /x | Verb |
| swat | / | Noun |
| thrill | / | Noun |
| torment | /x | Noun |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun |
| ouch | / | Noun, Verb |
| shock | / | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun |
| sour | /x | Adjective |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun |
| sensation | x/x | Noun |
| hornet | /x | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| infliction | x/x | Noun |
| taint | / | Noun |
| heartbreak | /x | Noun |
| poison | /x | Noun |
| kick | / | Noun |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| reddening | /xx | Noun |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| death | / | Noun |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| arse | / | Noun |
| revenge | x/ | Noun |
| withering | /xx | Noun |
| harshness | /x | Noun |
| mite | / | Noun |
| beatings | /x | Noun |
| mortification | /xxx | Noun |
| swallow | /x | Noun |
| clawing | /x | Noun |
| smack | / | Noun |
| indignity | x/xx | Noun |
| payback | /x | Noun |
| loss | / | Noun |
| wrath | / | Noun |
| fanny | /x | Name |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| pinching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| jolt | / | Noun |
| tickle | /x | Noun |
| scarring | /x | Noun |
| spot | / | Noun |
| scrape | / | Noun |
| bunny | /x | Noun |
| blain | / | Name |
| stitching | /x | Noun |
| blotch | / | Noun |
| scab | / | Noun |
| bumping | /x | Verb |
| bumper | /x | Noun |
| scratch | / | Noun |
| scorch | / | Noun |
| blister | /x | Noun |
| scud | / | Noun |
| prodding | /x | Noun |
| slough | / | Noun |
| stab wound | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun |
| stain | / | Noun |
| stump | / | Noun |
| knot | / | Noun |
| prickly | /x | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| jellyfish | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| springsteen | /x | Name |
| tarantula | x/xx | Noun |
| bee | / | Noun, Adjective |
| honeybee | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lash | / | Noun |
| taunt | / | Noun |
| gnat | / | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| anaphylactic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| atopic | x/x | Adjective |
| bactericidal | x/x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| blanket | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| burying | /xx | Noun |
| cheat | / | Verb, Noun |
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cleft | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| coverage | /xx | Noun |
| cutaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dart | / | Noun, Verb |
| darter | /x | Noun |
| dermal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dex | / | Name |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| flame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flog | / | Verb, Noun |
| framing | /x | Noun |
| frisson | /x | Noun |
| graft | / | Noun, Verb |
| grief | / | Noun, Verb |
| haemolytic | /x/x | Adjective |
| heating | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| histamine | /xx | Noun |
| hoax | / | Noun, Verb |
| ige | / | Name |
| injection | x/x | Noun |
| insulin | /xx | Noun |
| irradiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jaws | / | Noun |
| needle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| operation | xx/x | Noun |
| pike | / | Noun, Verb |
| poker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| poking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| police | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| puncture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| racket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| raging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ray | / | Noun, Verb |
| rip | / | Verb, Name |
| scam | / | Noun, Verb |
| setup | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shot | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| snakebite | /x | Noun |
| sneaking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| spade | / | Noun, Verb |
| spike | / | Noun, Verb |
| spiny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| spit | / | Verb, Noun |
| spur | / | Noun, Verb |
| station | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stealing | /x | Noun |
| swindle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| swipe | / | Noun, Verb |
| temptation | x/x | Noun |
| throwing | /x | Noun |
| transaction | x/x | Noun |
| trap | / | Noun, Verb |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| whiff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| wrinkle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| zap | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
