| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| tnt | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| stop | 4 | |
| ugly | 4 | |
| bomb | 4 | |
| surd | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| nitro | 5 | |
| vowel | 5 | |
| quick | 5 | |
| voice | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| tonite | 6 | |
| amatol | 6 | |
| touchy | 6 | |
| spunky | 6 | |
| petard | 6 | |
| sonant | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| RAPPING | 7 | |
| nominee | 7 | |
| tapping | 7 | |
| prickly | 7 | |
| serious | 7 | |
| VOCABLE | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| skittish | 8 | |
| volatile | 8 | |
| syllable | 8 | |
| volcanic | 8 | |
| SONORITY | 8 | |
| dynamite | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| tinderbox | 9 | |
| powderkeg | 9 | |
| sensitive | 9 | |
| detonator | 9 | |
| RETROFLEX | 9 | |
| gunpowder | 9 | |
| gelignite | 9 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| threatening | 11 | |
| HANDGRENADE | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| temperamental | 13 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| trinitrotoluene | 15 | |