| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| tlc | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| puny | 4 | |
| prop | 4 | |
| slim | 4 | |
| dole | 4 | |
| thin | 4 | |
| salt | 4 | |
| keep | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| scant | 5 | |
| small | 5 | |
| spare | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| upkeep | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| watery | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| stingy | 6 | |
| slight | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| sparing | 7 | |
| stunted | 7 | |
| support | 7 | |
| subsidy | 7 | |
| scrawny | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| spartan | 7 | |
| stinted | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| presence | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| existence | 9 | |
| provision | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STRAITENED | 10 | |
| starvation | 10 | |
| subvention | 10 | |
| LIVELIHOOD | 10 | |
| sustenance | 10 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| price-support | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| substantiality | 14 | |
| 18 letters | ||
| tender loving care | 18 | |