| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | ||
| poor | 4 | |
| need | 4 | |
| wart | 4 | |
| want | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| upper | 5 | |
| scant | 5 | |
| needy | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| inneed | 6 | |
| rarity | 6 | |
| penury | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| straits | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| stripped | 8 | |
| scarcity | 8 | |
| SPARSITY | 8 | |
| dirtpoor | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| privation | 9 | |
| INDIGENCE | 9 | |
| neediness | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STRAITENED | 10 | |
| SCANTINESS | 10 | |
| barrenness | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| destitution | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| PENURIOUSNESS | 13 | |
| subordination | 13 | |
| tight squeeze | 13 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| UNDERPRIVILEGED | 15 | |