| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| efs | 3 | |
| sin | 3 | |
| shy | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| effs | 4 | |
| alas | 4 | |
| vice | 4 | |
| weak | 4 | |
| snag | 4 | |
| rift | 4 | |
| wane | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| twist | 5 | |
| short | 5 | |
| taint | 5 | |
| scant | 5 | |
| slump | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| weakly | 6 | |
| waning | 6 | |
| scarce | 6 | |
| FOIBLE | 6 | |
| sickly | 6 | |
| defect | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| senile | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| wasting | 7 | |
| useless | 7 | |
| unsound | 7 | |
| WANTING | 7 | |
| relapse | 7 | |
| reduced | 7 | |
| problem | 7 | |
| sinking | 7 | |
| sliding | 7 | |
| scrimpy | 7 | |
| scrappy | 7 | |
| sketchy | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| weakness | 8 | |
| unshaken | 8 | |
| slipping | 8 | |
| weakened | 8 | |
| run-down | 8 | |
| UNSTURDY | 8 | |
| slippage | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| startanew | 9 | |
| unhealthy | 9 | |
| indefault | 9 | |
| WORSENING | 9 | |
| withering | 9 | |
| stillborn | 9 | |
| Weak Link | 9 | |
| subsiding | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| retrograde | 10 | |
| deficiency | 10 | |
| REGRESSION | 10 | |
| peccadillo | 10 | |
| weak-point | 10 | |
| REGRESSIVE | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| UNQUALIFIED | 11 | |
| undeveloped | 11 | |
| UNFORTUNATE | 11 | |
| SHORTCOMING | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| unsatisfying | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| retrogression | 13 | |
| RETROGRESSIVE | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| UNDERDEVELOPED | 14 | |
| VALETUDINARIAN | 14 | |
| unsatisfactory | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| amissisasgoodas | 15 | |