| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| bog | 3 | |
| fen | 3 | |
| rid | 3 | |
| rot | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| spot | 4 | |
| shed | 4 | |
| scum | 4 | |
| wash | 4 | |
| mire | 4 | |
| stew | 4 | |
| skin | 4 | |
| slop | 4 | |
| slip | 4 | |
| sump | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| scurf | 5 | |
| swill | 5 | |
| scrap | 5 | |
| slops | 5 | |
| SHUCK | 5 | |
| shell | 5 | |
| swamp | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| puddle | 6 | |
| slouch | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| ghouls | 6 | |
| scrape | 6 | |
| reject | 6 | |
| refuse | 6 | |
| sewage | 6 | |
| wallow | 6 | |
| morass | 6 | |
| remove | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| straits | 7 | |
| DESPOND | 7 | |
| squeeze | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| quagmire | 8 | |
| spoilage | 8 | |
| riffraff | 8 | |
| wash out | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| QUICKSAND | 9 | |
| purgatory | 9 | |
| throw-off | 9 | |
| THROW OUT | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| difficulty | 10 | |
| tight spot | 10 | |
| throw-over | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| unholy-mess | 11 | |
| salt marsh | 11 | |
| throw away | 11 | |
| predicament | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| putrefaction | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| tight squeeze | 13 | |
| sticky wicket | 13 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| scum of the earth | 17 | |