| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| rot | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| grow | 4 | |
| slip | 4 | |
| fade | 4 | |
| rust | 4 | |
| seed | 4 | |
| warp | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| tack | 4 | |
| sour | 4 | |
| turn | 4 | |
| wear | 4 | |
| vary | 4 | |
| veer | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| gooff | 5 | |
| gobad | 5 | |
| spoil | 5 | |
| slide | 5 | |
| decay | 5 | |
| shift | 5 | |
| worse | 5 | |
| erode | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| getrse | 6 | |
| damage | 6 | |
| injure | 6 | |
| swerve | 6 | |
| lessen | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| debase | 6 | |
| weaken | 6 | |
| suffer | 6 | |
| revive | 6 | |
| sicken | 6 | |
| worsen | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| putrefy | 7 | |
| degrade | 7 | |
| sharpen | 7 | |
| detract | 7 | |
| decline | 7 | |
| provoke | 7 | |
| relapse | 7 | |
| slacken | 7 | |
| corrode | 7 | |
| gotopot | 7 | |
| regress | 7 | |
| vitiate | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| diminish | 8 | |
| stagnate | 8 | |
| GETWORSE | 8 | |
| gotoseed | 8 | |
| put-back | 8 | |
| enfeeble | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| slip-back | 9 | |
| turn-into | 9 | |
| runtoseed | 9 | |
| tothedogs | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| retrograde | 10 | |
| GODOWNHILL | 10 | |
| retrogress | 10 | |
| degenerate | 10 | |
| turn aside | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| GOTOTHEDOGS | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| touch bottom | 12 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| gotorackandruin | 15 | |
| turn the corner | 15 | |