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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| intrigue | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| excitement | x/x | Noun |
| romance | x/ | Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| thrills | / | Noun |
| believable | x/xx | Adjective |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| pathos | /x | Noun |
| dramatics | x/x | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| emotion | x/x | Noun |
| realism | /xx | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| gore | / | Noun |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| adrenaline | x/xx | Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| verisimilitude | xxx/xx | Noun |
| hilarity | x/xx | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| poignancy | /xx | Noun |
| gripping | /x | Verb |
| narrative | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| action | /x | Noun |
| dread | / | Noun |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| frisson | /x | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| predictability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| adventure | x/x | Noun |
| uneasiness | x/xx | Noun |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| storytelling | /xxx | Noun |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| sense | / | Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| abeyance | x/x | Noun |
| pendency | /xx | Noun |
| puzzle | /x | Noun |
| poise | / | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| suddenness | /xx | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| puzzlement | /xx | Noun |
| expectancy | x/xx | Noun |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| latency | /xx | Noun |
| indeterminacy | xx/xxx | Noun |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| biding | /x | Verb |
| suppression | x/x | Noun |
| concealment | x/x | Noun |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| temptation | x/x | Noun |
| temporality | /x/xx | Noun |
| secrecy | /xx | Noun |
| dormancy | /xx | Noun |
| custody | /xx | Noun |
| perplexity | x/xx | Noun |
| doubt | / | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun |
| vagueness | /x | Noun |
| precariousness | x/xxx | Noun |
| fascination | xx/x | Noun |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| droop | / | Noun |
| bemusement | /xx | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| unavailability | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun |
| presumption | x/x | Noun |
| contingency | x/xx | Noun |
| solicitude | x/xx | Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun |
| must | / | Adverb |
| breathless | /x | Adjective |
| agonising | /xxx | Adjective |
| agonized | /xx | Adjective |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| unendurable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hush | / | Noun |
| torture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| unrelieved | xx/ | Adjective |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| taut | / | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| stifled | /x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Verb |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| sizzling | /xx | Verb |
| muddled | /x | Adjective |
| relieved | x/ | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Verb |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| surprise | x/ | Noun |
| prolonging | x/x | Verb |
| vacillation | xx/x | Noun |
| mounts | / | Noun |
| watchfulness | /xx | Noun |
| waiting | /x | Noun |
| crescendo | x/x | Noun |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| feverish | /xx | Adjective |
| climax | /x | Noun |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| builds | / | Verb |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| arouses | x/x | Verb |
| authored | /x | Adjective |
| awaiting | x/x | Verb |
| backlog | /x | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| deductions | x/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| escrow | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| frighten | /x | Verb |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| hitchcock | /x | Name |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| indecision | xx/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 |
| pending | /x | Adjective |
| privation | x/x | Noun |
| queue | / | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| sufferance | /xx | Noun |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| torment | /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 |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
