| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sag | 3 | |
| eat | 3 | |
| rub | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| weed | 4 | |
| rust | 4 | |
| gnaw | 4 | |
| skin | 4 | |
| thin | 4 | |
| wear | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| rasp | 4 | |
| wane | 4 | |
| raze | 4 | |
| slip | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| shave | 5 | |
| scour | 5 | |
| decay | 5 | |
| waste | 5 | |
| split | 5 | |
| spend | 5 | |
| scrub | 5 | |
| scuff | 5 | |
| eatat | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| ruffle | 6 | |
| tatter | 6 | |
| scrape | 6 | |
| use up | 6 | |
| vanish | 6 | |
| purify | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| refine | 6 | |
| abrade | 6 | |
| ablate | 6 | |
| shrink | 6 | |
| remove | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| rub out | 7 | |
| swallow | 7 | |
| rub-off | 7 | |
| eataway | 7 | |
| subside | 7 | |
| shorten | 7 | |
| weather | 7 | |
| eatinto | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| squander | 8 | |
| wear out | 8 | |
| suck-dry | 8 | |
| wearaway | 8 | |
| weardown | 8 | |
| withdraw | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| subtract | 8 | |
| wear off | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| take-from | 9 | |
| take away | 9 | |
| wear-away | 9 | |
| wear down | 9 | |
| wash away | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STORKSBILL | 10 | |
| swallow-up | 10 | |
| waste-away | 10 | |