| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| sad | 3 | |
| wan | 3 | |
| hat | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| soft | 4 | |
| grim | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| senor | 5 | |
| broad | 5 | |
| quiet | 5 | |
| elegy | 5 | |
| amigo | 5 | |
| sable | 5 | |
| dirge | 5 | |
| SOBER | 5 | |
| staid | 5 | |
| taupe | 5 | |
| sweet | 5 | |
| stern | 5 | |
| smoky | 5 | |
| weary | 5 | |
| grave | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| charro | 6 | |
| triste | 6 | |
| subtle | 6 | |
| simple | 6 | |
| tender | 6 | |
| steely | 6 | |
| morose | 6 | |
| solemn | 6 | |
| stormy | 6 | |
| SEDATE | 6 | |
| silver | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| subdued | 7 | |
| swarthy | 7 | |
| austere | 7 | |
| serious | 7 | |
| silvery | 7 | |
| unlucky | 7 | |
| stygian | 7 | |
| weighty | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| softened | 8 | |
| sinister | 8 | |
| dolorous | 8 | |
| untoward | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| UNSMILING | 9 | |
| SEMIGLOSS | 9 | |
| wearisome | 9 | |
| saturnine | 9 | |
| barorders | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| thoughtful | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| threatening | 11 | |
| stone-faced | 11 | |
| UNPROMISING | 11 | |
| UNFAVORABLE | 11 | |
| UNFORTUNATE | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| unpropitious | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| straight-faced | 14 | |