| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| toe | 3 | |
| bed | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| rock | 4 | |
| puff | 4 | |
| prep | 4 | |
| sole | 4 | |
| root | 4 | |
| rest | 4 | |
| prop | 4 | |
| seat | 4 | |
| sill | 4 | |
| base | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| right | 5 | |
| trial | 5 | |
| rouge | 5 | |
| start | 5 | |
| basis | 5 | |
| tower | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| tryout | 6 | |
| reason | 6 | |
| ground | 6 | |
| thesis | 6 | |
| origin | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| bedrock | 7 | |
| warrant | 7 | |
| footing | 7 | |
| takeoff | 7 | |
| radical | 7 | |
| theorem | 7 | |
| premise | 7 | |
| support | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| rudiment | 8 | |
| wainscot | 8 | |
| pedestal | 8 | |
| training | 8 | |
| warm up | 8 | |
| standing | 8 | |
| keystone | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| provision | 9 | |
| substance | 9 | |
| grounding | 9 | |
| statement | 9 | |
| treatment | 9 | |
| principle | 9 | |
| spadework | 9 | |
| rudiments | 9 | |
| send off | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| war paint | 10 | |
| settlement | 10 | |
| SUBSTRATUM | 10 | |
| UNDERLYING | 10 | |
| PROCESSING | 10 | |
| groundwork | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| VANITY CASE | 11 | |
| terra firma | 11 | |
| Rock bottom | 11 | |
| REALIZATION | 11 | |
| cornerstone | 11 | |
| PROPOSITION | 11 | |
| preliminary | 11 | |
| INSTITUTION | 11 | |
| preparation | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| MELINDAGATES | 12 | |
| prerequisite | 12 | |
| commencement | 12 | |
| substructure | 12 | |
| underpinning | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| running-start | 13 | |
| establishment | 13 | |
| talcum powder | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| PRESUPPOSITION | 14 | |
| understructure | 14 | |
| PREARRANGEMENT | 14 | |
| starting point | 14 | |