| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| shy | 3 | |
| few | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| slim | 4 | |
| thin | 4 | |
| rare | 4 | |
| poor | 4 | |
| puny | 4 | |
| mere | 4 | |
| mean | 4 | |
| bare | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| tight | 5 | |
| chary | 5 | |
| short | 5 | |
| stint | 5 | |
| skimp | 5 | |
| screw | 5 | |
| scamp | 5 | |
| spare | 5 | |
| small | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| watery | 6 | |
| sparse | 6 | |
| meager | 6 | |
| scarce | 6 | |
| meagre | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| scrimp | 6 | |
| narrow | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| stingy | 6 | |
| slight | 6 | |
| spotty | 6 | |
| starve | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| limited | 7 | |
| sparing | 7 | |
| stunted | 7 | |
| WANTING | 7 | |
| scrappy | 7 | |
| premium | 7 | |
| lacking | 7 | |
| scrawny | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| qualify | 7 | |
| spartan | 7 | |
| sketchy | 7 | |
| scrimpy | 7 | |
| stinted | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| restrict | 8 | |
| straiten | 8 | |
| straight | 8 | |
| SKIMPING | 8 | |
| rarefied | 8 | |
| restrain | 8 | |
| scarcity | 8 | |
| register | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| SPRINKLED | 9 | |
| voiceless | 9 | |
| scrimping | 9 | |
| scattered | 9 | |
| niggardly | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STRAITENED | 10 | |
| SPECIALIZE | 10 | |
| starvation | 10 | |
| restricted | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| SUBSISTENCE | 11 | |
| undeveloped | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| insufficient | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| UNDERDEVELOPED | 14 | |