| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| odo | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| foci | 4 | |
| stem | 4 | |
| germ | 4 | |
| root | 4 | |
| well | 4 | |
| rise | 4 | |
| seed | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| start | 5 | |
| karen | 5 | |
| rotot | 5 | |
| trace | 5 | |
| cause | 5 | |
| stock | 5 | |
| roots | 5 | |
| radix | 5 | |
| youth | 5 | |
| birth | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| outset | 6 | |
| source | 6 | |
| insitu | 6 | |
| whence | 6 | |
| spring | 6 | |
| parent | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| darlene | 7 | |
| genesis | 7 | |
| radical | 7 | |
| takeoff | 7 | |
| vintage | 7 | |
| descent | 7 | |
| taproot | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| analysis | 8 | |
| pedigree | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| beginning | 9 | |
| send off | 9 | |
| pregnancy | 9 | |
| parentage | 9 | |
| etymology | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| provenance | 10 | |
| BIRTHPLACE | 10 | |
| wellspring | 10 | |
| CONCEPTION | 10 | |
| progenitor | 10 | |
| DERIVATION | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| INSTITUTION | 11 | |
| provenience | 11 | |
| JAMESHORNER | 11 | |
| RANDYNEWMAN | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| commencement | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| running-start | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| starting point | 14 | |