| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| msu | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| iago | 4 | |
| puny | 4 | |
| leda | 4 | |
| pure | 4 | |
| stoa | 4 | |
| thin | 4 | |
| slim | 4 | |
| bare | 4 | |
| ncaa | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| short | 5 | |
| prosy | 5 | |
| rough | 5 | |
| ephor | 5 | |
| tough | 5 | |
| stark | 5 | |
| SOBER | 5 | |
| terse | 5 | |
| small | 5 | |
| scant | 5 | |
| stoic | 5 | |
| spare | 5 | |
| stern | 5 | |
| tight | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| strict | 6 | |
| watery | 6 | |
| helots | 6 | |
| ephors | 6 | |
| pruned | 6 | |
| slight | 6 | |
| rugged | 6 | |
| rustic | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| stingy | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| stodgy | 6 | |
| simple | 6 | |
| severe | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| stunted | 7 | |
| sparing | 7 | |
| stinted | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| UNFUSSY | 7 | |
| scrawny | 7 | |
| prosaic | 7 | |
| summary | 7 | |
| ascetic | 7 | |
| austere | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| tolerant | 8 | |
| taciturn | 8 | |
| succinct | 8 | |
| reserved | 8 | |
| nofrills | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| sworn off | 9 | |
| unadorned | 9 | |
| unsparing | 9 | |
| truncated | 9 | |
| shortened | 9 | |
| stringent | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| UNAFFECTED | 10 | |
| UNPOETICAL | 10 | |
| STRAITENED | 10 | |
| starvation | 10 | |
| vegetarian | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| sententious | 11 | |
| UNVARNISHED | 11 | |
| SUBSISTENCE | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| to the point | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| understanding | 13 | |
| unimaginative | 13 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| self-controlled | 15 | |
| straightforward | 15 | |