| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sad | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| sore | 4 | |
| poor | 4 | |
| puny | 4 | |
| vile | 4 | |
| lame | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| sorry | 5 | |
| sharp | 5 | |
| teary | 5 | |
| sosad | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| woeful | 6 | |
| dismal | 6 | |
| feeble | 6 | |
| rueful | 6 | |
| moving | 6 | |
| tender | 6 | |
| scuzzy | 6 | |
| trashy | 6 | |
| shoddy | 6 | |
| SCUMMY | 6 | |
| scurvy | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| PITEOUS | 7 | |
| sadsack | 7 | |
| elegies | 7 | |
| pitiful | 7 | |
| SCRUBBY | 7 | |
| abysmal | 7 | |
| scruffy | 7 | |
| melting | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| PITIABLE | 8 | |
| RUBBISHY | 8 | |
| touching | 8 | |
| twopenny | 8 | |
| wretched | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| sorrowful | 9 | |
| VALUELESS | 9 | |
| affecting | 9 | |
| woebegone | 9 | |
| WORTHLESS | 9 | |
| emotional | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| tearjerker | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| UNFORTUNATE | 11 | |
| regrettable | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| uncomfortable | 13 | |