| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| rye | 3 | |
| ike | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| thin | 4 | |
| puny | 4 | |
| slim | 4 | |
| want | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| small | 5 | |
| scant | 5 | |
| spare | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| famine | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| watery | 6 | |
| slight | 6 | |
| stingy | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| spartan | 7 | |
| stinted | 7 | |
| sparing | 7 | |
| stunted | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| scrawny | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| shortage | 8 | |
| anorexia | 8 | |
| fastfood | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| norwegian | 9 | |
| emptiness | 9 | |
| shortfall | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STRANGLING | 10 | |
| STRAITENED | 10 | |
| emaciation | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| SUBSISTENCE | 11 | |
| SHORTCOMING | 11 | |
| SUFFOCATION | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| STRANGULATION | 13 | |