| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sap | 3 | |
| wet | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| wean | 4 | |
| mute | 4 | |
| dank | 4 | |
| mist | 4 | |
| dewy | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| tone | 4 | |
| stop | 4 | |
| slop | 4 | |
| tame | 4 | |
| snub | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| humid | 5 | |
| soggy | 5 | |
| moist | 5 | |
| spray | 5 | |
| swash | 5 | |
| slosh | 5 | |
| bedew | 5 | |
| water | 5 | |
| unman | 5 | |
| repel | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| reduce | 6 | |
| rattle | 6 | |
| temper | 6 | |
| dampen | 6 | |
| resist | 6 | |
| sponge | 6 | |
| stifle | 6 | |
| scotch | 6 | |
| SPARGE | 6 | |
| subdue | 6 | |
| quench | 6 | |
| splash | 6 | |
| weaken | 6 | |
| sadden | 6 | |
| retard | 6 | |
| soften | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| repress | 7 | |
| moisten | 7 | |
| shorten | 7 | |
| slacken | 7 | |
| silence | 7 | |
| spatter | 7 | |
| slobber | 7 | |
| smother | 7 | |
| unnerve | 7 | |
| syringe | 7 | |
| cushion | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| splatter | 8 | |
| suppress | 8 | |
| Set Back | 8 | |
| restrain | 8 | |
| simplify | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| turn-off | 8 | |
| SPRINKLE | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| moistness | 9 | |
| step down | 9 | |
| soften up | 9 | |
| undermine | 9 | |
| Roll Back | 9 | |
| take-from | 9 | |
| underplay | 9 | |
| tune-down | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| weigh-upon | 10 | |
| soft pedal | 10 | |
| turn aside | 10 | |
| turn away | 10 | |
| tone down | 10 | |
| Scale down | 10 | |
| slow down | 10 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| take the edge off | 17 | |