| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sad | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| grim | 4 | |
| sore | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| sharp | 5 | |
| bleak | 5 | |
| close | 5 | |
| stark | 5 | |
| sorry | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| gloomy | 6 | |
| triste | 6 | |
| dreary | 6 | |
| woeful | 6 | |
| tragic | 6 | |
| rueful | 6 | |
| sullen | 6 | |
| dismal | 6 | |
| somber | 6 | |
| sombre | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| sunless | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| touching | 8 | |
| wretched | 8 | |
| sedative | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| sorrowful | 9 | |
| woebegone | 9 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| DISPIRITING | 11 | |
| regrettable | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| discouraging | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| uncomfortable | 13 | |