| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| tic | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| deep | 4 | |
| unit | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| ruddy | 5 | |
| trait | 5 | |
| condo | 5 | |
| snafu | 5 | |
| olive | 5 | |
| snarl | 5 | |
| unity | 5 | |
| tough | 5 | |
| close | 5 | |
| steep | 5 | |
| rough | 5 | |
| ravel | 5 | |
| spiny | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| subtle | 6 | |
| uphill | 6 | |
| knotty | 6 | |
| rugged | 6 | |
| varied | 6 | |
| tricky | 6 | |
| severe | 6 | |
| wicked | 6 | |
| thorny | 6 | |
| tangle | 6 | |
| system | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| swarthy | 7 | |
| oedipal | 7 | |
| obscure | 7 | |
| society | 7 | |
| snarled | 7 | |
| oedipus | 7 | |
| FARMORE | 7 | |
| twisted | 7 | |
| abashed | 7 | |
| tangled | 7 | |
| prickly | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| abstruse | 8 | |
| TOILSOME | 8 | |
| totality | 8 | |
| involved | 8 | |
| compound | 8 | |
| ticklish | 8 | |
| rigorous | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| technical | 9 | |
| labyrinth | 9 | |
| multifold | 9 | |
| structure | 9 | |
| elaborate | 9 | |
| scrambled | 9 | |
| intricate | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| serpentine | 10 | |
| roundabout | 10 | |
| many-sided | 10 | |
| wilderness | 10 | |
| snake pit | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| promiscuous | 11 | |
| complicated | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| multifarious | 12 | |
| labyrinthine | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| PREPOSSESSION | 13 | |
| sophisticated | 13 | |
| PREOCCUPATION | 13 | |
| 20 letters | ||
| wheels-within-wheels | 20 | |