| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| shy | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| dram | 4 | |
| whit | 4 | |
| unit | 4 | |
| spot | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| yield | 5 | |
| wince | 5 | |
| ethic | 5 | |
| quail | 5 | |
| waver | 5 | |
| qualm | 5 | |
| query | 5 | |
| speck | 5 | |
| rally | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| strain | 6 | |
| tittle | 6 | |
| trivia | 6 | |
| regret | 6 | |
| amoral | 6 | |
| nicety | 6 | |
| strike | 6 | |
| squawk | 6 | |
| recoil | 6 | |
| weight | 6 | |
| shrink | 6 | |
| sit-in | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| retreat | 7 | |
| suspect | 7 | |
| stickle | 7 | |
| stumble | 7 | |
| refrain | 7 | |
| protest | 7 | |
| smidgen | 7 | |
| shyness | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| teach in | 8 | |
| stick-at | 8 | |
| question | 8 | |
| dubitate | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| misgiving | 9 | |
| pull-back | 9 | |
| stickling | 9 | |
| suspicion | 9 | |
| shrinking | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| SOLICITUDE | 10 | |
| self-doubt | 10 | |
| SKEPTICISM | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| reservation | 11 | |
| uncertainty | 11 | |
| remonstrate | 11 | |
| DUBIOUSNESS | 11 | |
| think twice | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| protestation | 12 | |
| REMONSTRANCE | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| shilly-shally | 13 | |
| 25 letters | ||
| take with a grain of salt | 25 | |