10
bugbear(noun, alarm, monster, ghost, boggle)
9
bogey(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, monster)
9
bugaboo(noun, fear, monster, ghost, boggle)
8
bogle(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, monster)
8
boogeyman(noun, monster, ghost, boggle, bogey)
7
ghost(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, delusion)
7
monster(noun, spirit, ghost, boggle, bugbear)
6
booger(noun, monster, bogey)
6
ghoul(noun, spirit, monster, demon, ghost)
6
hobgoblin(noun, monster, ghost, sprite, boggle)
6
ogre(noun, demon)
5
apparition(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, monster)
5
specter(noun, spirit, supernatural, delusion, monster)
5
spook(noun, spirit, informal, soul, supernatural)
4
gallybagger(noun, appearance, look, ugliness)
4
phantasma(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, monster)
4
phantom(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, delusion)
4
revenant(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, delusion)
4
scarecrow
4
visitant(noun, spirit, soul, supernatural, delusion)
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