| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| rot | 3 | |
| mar | 3 | |
| oil | 3 | |
| tar | 3 | |
| dye | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| spot | 4 | |
| SEAR | 4 | |
| soil | 4 | |
| tint | 4 | |
| apse | 4 | |
| rust | 4 | |
| wash | 4 | |
| mark | 4 | |
| seam | 4 | |
| slur | 4 | |
| daub | 4 | |
| scar | 4 | |
| seal | 4 | |
| blot | 4 | |
| smut | 4 | |
| tick | 4 | |
| tone | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| smear | 5 | |
| prime | 5 | |
| shame | 5 | |
| grass | 5 | |
| eosin | 5 | |
| score | 5 | |
| punch | 5 | |
| trace | 5 | |
| tinge | 5 | |
| stamp | 5 | |
| speck | 5 | |
| taint | 5 | |
| prick | 5 | |
| singe | 5 | |
| smoke | 5 | |
5 | ||
| sully | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| vilify | 6 | |
| blotch | 6 | |
| imbrue | 6 | |
| befoul | 6 | |
| tittle | 6 | |
| stigma | 6 | |
| stripe | 6 | |
| smudge | 6 | |
| scotch | 6 | |
| scorch | 6 | |
| primer | 6 | |
| streak | 6 | |
| smirch | 6 | |
| tattoo | 6 | |
| riddle | 6 | |
| splash | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| vehicle | 7 | |
| stipple | 7 | |
| oilspot | 7 | |
| tempera | 7 | |
| treated | 7 | |
| varnish | 7 | |
| soilure | 7 | |
| scarify | 7 | |
| shellac | 7 | |
| thinner | 7 | |
| scratch | 7 | |
| splotch | 7 | |
| blemish | 7 | |
| spatter | 7 | |
| obscure | 7 | |
| tarnish | 7 | |
| PRIMING | 7 | |
| striate | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| besmirch | 8 | |
| tincture | 8 | |
| tick off | 8 | |
| reproach | 8 | |
| splatter | 8 | |
| DISHONOR | 8 | |
| puncture | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| whitewash | 9 | |
| undercoat | 9 | |
| BESPATTER | 9 | |
| watermark | 9 | |
| underline | 9 | |
| punctuate | 9 | |
| gothicart | 9 | |
| reprimand | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| turpentine | 10 | |
| STIGMATIZE | 10 | |
| MACULATION | 10 | |
| reflection | 10 | |
| underscore | 10 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| strawberry-mark | 15 | |