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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| unscheduled | x/x | Adjective |
| unsuspected | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unannounced | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| unanticipated | xx/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| unplanned | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| sudden | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| forced | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| upset | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| out of the blue | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| expected | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unforeseeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| serendipitous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| unintended | xx/x | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpredictability | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| predictable | x/xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| miraculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| improbable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| cataclysmic | xx/x | Adjective |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| offbeat | // | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective |
| spontaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| oddball | /x | Noun |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| spectacular | x/xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unforgettable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unexplained | xx/ | Adjective |
| unexplainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uncommon | x/x | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| momentous | x/x | Adjective |
| wondrous | /x | Adjective |
| undesired | xx/x | Adjective |
| mishaps | /x | Noun |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| exceptional | x/xx | Adjective |
| unknown | x/ | Adjective |
| strangeness | /x | Noun |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| quirky | /x | Adjective |
| unspeakable | x/xx | Adjective |
| potential | x/x | Noun |
| delightful | x/x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| unaccustomed | xx/x | Adjective |
| unobserved | xx/ | Adjective |
| unprepared | xx/ | Adjective |
| unasked | x/ | Verb |
| windfall | /x | Noun |
| twists | / | Noun |
| juxtapositions | xxx/x | Noun |
| crash | / | Verb |
| coping | /x | Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun |
| reappearance | xx/x | Noun |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| apparition | xx/x | Noun |
| visitor | /xx | Noun |
| prepared | x/ | Verb |
| guest | / | Noun |
| turns | / | Noun |
| plan | / | Verb |
| finding | /x | Noun |
| managing | /xx | Verb |
| encountering | x/xx | Verb |
| intervened | xx/ | Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun |
| gentleness | /xx | Noun |
| quarter | /x | Noun |
| deliverance | x/xx | Noun |
| summons | /x | Noun |
| deal | / | Verb |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| boon | / | Noun |
| treat | / | Noun |
| contingencies | x/xx | Noun |
| dividend | /xx | Noun |
| reversals | x/x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| guard | / | Verb |
| outburst | /x | Noun |
| boost | / | Noun |
| emergencies | x/xx | Noun |
| confronted | x/x | Verb |
| delays | x/ | Noun |
| adapt | x/ | Verb |
| compliment | /xx | Noun |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| breaking | /x | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| contingent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| infant | /x | Noun, Verb |
| involuntary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| likely | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| miracle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| opportune | xx/ | Adjective |
| random | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| stunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| transitions | x/x | Noun |
| unexpended | xx/x | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
