| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sad | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| oboe | 4 | |
| keen | 4 | |
| sore | 4 | |
| racy | 4 | |
| tart | 4 | |
| sour | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| spicy | 5 | |
| vivid | 5 | |
| sharp | 5 | |
| rough | 5 | |
| acute | 5 | |
| smart | 5 | |
| vital | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| woeful | 6 | |
| moving | 6 | |
| pathos | 6 | |
| severe | 6 | |
| biting | 6 | |
| rueful | 6 | |
| punchy | 6 | |
| strong | 6 | |
| sinewy | 6 | |
| tender | 6 | |
| snappy | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| telling | 7 | |
| violent | 7 | |
| RACKING | 7 | |
| pungent | 7 | |
| cutting | 7 | |
| intense | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| vigorous | 8 | |
| vehement | 8 | |
| wretched | 8 | |
| striking | 8 | |
| farewell | 8 | |
| strident | 8 | |
| stabbing | 8 | |
| touching | 8 | |
| scathing | 8 | |
| slashing | 8 | |
| haunting | 8 | |
| spirited | 8 | |
| piercing | 8 | |
| profound | 8 | |
| shooting | 8 | |
| stinging | 8 | |
| virulent | 8 | |
| rigorous | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| emotional | 9 | |
| SPASMODIC | 9 | |
| sorrowful | 9 | |
| vitriolic | 9 | |
| stringent | 9 | |
| woebegone | 9 | |
| vivacious | 9 | |
| sparkling | 9 | |
| TORTUROUS | 9 | |
| trenchant | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| TORMENTING | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| sensational | 11 | |
| penetrating | 11 | |
| regrettable | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| uncomfortable | 13 | |