| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| hot | 3 | |
| RAW | 3 | |
| pun | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| gent | 4 | |
| mean | 4 | |
| tang | 4 | |
| acid | 4 | |
| sour | 4 | |
| salt | 4 | |
| tart | 4 | |
| nail | 4 | |
| keen | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| snide | 5 | |
| sharp | 5 | |
| nippy | 5 | |
| eager | 5 | |
| acrid | 5 | |
| rough | 5 | |
| salty | 5 | |
| witty | 5 | |
| spicy | 5 | |
| vital | 5 | |
| acerb | 5 | |
| smart | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| severe | 6 | |
| wintry | 6 | |
| acidic | 6 | |
| punchy | 6 | |
| snappy | 6 | |
| strong | 6 | |
| sleety | 6 | |
| sinewy | 6 | |
| slushy | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| gnawing | 7 | |
| burning | 7 | |
| pungent | 7 | |
| violent | 7 | |
| mordant | 7 | |
| caustic | 7 | |
| subzero | 7 | |
| RACKING | 7 | |
| telling | 7 | |
| acerbic | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| sardonic | 8 | |
| piercing | 8 | |
| strident | 8 | |
| striking | 8 | |
| stinging | 8 | |
| virulent | 8 | |
| vigorous | 8 | |
| slashing | 8 | |
| rigorous | 8 | |
| scathing | 8 | |
| shooting | 8 | |
| stabbing | 8 | |
| vehement | 8 | |
| pricking | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| sparkling | 9 | |
| sprightly | 9 | |
| SPASMODIC | 9 | |
| trenchant | 9 | |
| TORTUROUS | 9 | |
| sarcastic | 9 | |
| whimsical | 9 | |
| vitriolic | 9 | |
| scorching | 9 | |
| stringent | 9 | |
| withering | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| TORMENTING | 10 | |
| censorious | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| stone cold | 11 | |
| supercooled | 11 | |
| sensational | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| quick-witted | 12 | |
| vituperative | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| SCINTILLATING | 13 | |