| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| pus | 3 | |
| USE | 3 | |
| ebb | 3 | |
| rot | 3 | |
| die | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| rust | 4 | |
| smut | 4 | |
| beta | 4 | |
| snot | 4 | |
| turn | 4 | |
| seed | 4 | |
| scuz | 4 | |
| vice | 4 | |
| fall | 4 | |
| fade | 4 | |
| wear | 4 | |
| away | 4 | |
| ruin | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| gobad | 5 | |
| spoil | 5 | |
| waste | 5 | |
| split | 5 | |
| tooth | 5 | |
| slime | 5 | |
| scurf | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| expire | 6 | |
| perish | 6 | |
| retire | 6 | |
| ruined | 6 | |
| rankle | 6 | |
| slough | 6 | |
| fester | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| crumble | 7 | |
| decline | 7 | |
| putrefy | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| gotoseed | 8 | |
| twilight | 8 | |
| spoilage | 8 | |
| stagnate | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| suppurate | 9 | |
| wear-away | 9 | |
| destroyed | 9 | |
| corrosion | 9 | |
| splitting | 9 | |
| decadence | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| ROTTENNESS | 10 | |
| waste-away | 10 | |
| resolution | 10 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| DEGENERATION | 12 | |
| putrefaction | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| deterioration | 13 | |
| decomposition | 13 | |
| wear and tear | 13 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| ravages-of-time | 15 | |