| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | ||
| UM | 2 | |
| ER | 2 | |
| 3 letters | ||
| URS | 3 | |
| ums | 3 | |
| hem | 3 | |
| ers | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| rest | 4 | |
| stay | 4 | |
| hems | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| qualm | 5 | |
| pause | 5 | |
| stall | 5 | |
| truce | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| recoil | 6 | |
| recess | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| reserve | 7 | |
| stutter | 7 | |
| stammer | 7 | |
| shyness | 7 | |
| scruple | 7 | |
| protest | 7 | |
| respite | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| suspense | 8 | |
| SLOWNESS | 8 | |
| vacation | 8 | |
| prudence | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| remission | 9 | |
| suspicion | 9 | |
| misgiving | 9 | |
| stickling | 9 | |
| shrinking | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| RELUCTANCE | 10 | |
| randomness | 10 | |
| stuttering | 10 | |
| stand down | 10 | |
| STAMMERING | 10 | |
| suspension | 10 | |
| SOLICITUDE | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| uncertainty | 11 | |
| vacillation | 11 | |
| DUBIOUSNESS | 11 | |
| reservation | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| thoroughness | 12 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| procrastination | 15 | |
| 16 letters | ||
| shilly-shallying | 16 | |