| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| ill | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| wart | 4 | |
| flaw | 4 | |
| kink | 4 | |
| torn | 4 | |
| slit | 4 | |
| rude | 4 | |
| sick | 4 | |
| rent | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| rough | 5 | |
| fault | 5 | |
| brief | 5 | |
| worse | 5 | |
| split | 5 | |
| short | 5 | |
| light | 5 | |
| small | 5 | |
| tense | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| flawed | 6 | |
| defect | 6 | |
| ragged | 6 | |
| faulty | 6 | |
| sprung | 6 | |
| uneven | 6 | |
| untrue | 6 | |
| unripe | 6 | |
| marred | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| blemish | 7 | |
| demerit | 7 | |
| sketchy | 7 | |
| unsound | 7 | |
| scalded | 7 | |
| WANTING | 7 | |
| smashed | 7 | |
| trivial | 7 | |
| present | 7 | |
| slashed | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| WORSENED | 8 | |
| ruptured | 8 | |
| slipshod | 8 | |
| weakened | 8 | |
| scorched | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| shattered | 9 | |
| WORTHLESS | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| unskillful | 10 | |
| unfinished | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| rudimentary | 11 | |
| undeveloped | 11 | |
| unperfected | 11 | |
| UNQUALIFIED | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| unsatisfying | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| unsatisfactory | 14 | |
| INDISCRIMINATE | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| Fault or defect | 15 | |