| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| fen | 3 | |
| bog | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| mire | 4 | |
| well | 4 | |
| fens | 4 | |
| OTTO | 4 | |
| stew | 4 | |
| bogs | 4 | |
| rout | 4 | |
| rain | 4 | |
| slue | 4 | |
| sump | 4 | |
| wash | 4 | |
| spot | 4 | |
| slop | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| crush | 5 | |
| drown | 5 | |
| sewer | 5 | |
| whelm | 5 | |
| marsh | 5 | |
| spill | 5 | |
| sweep | 5 | |
| slosh | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| morass | 6 | |
| wallow | 6 | |
| scrape | 6 | |
| engulf | 6 | |
| slough | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| sluice | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| engulfs | 7 | |
| straits | 7 | |
| overrun | 7 | |
| dismiss | 7 | |
| wetland | 7 | |
| squeeze | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| morasses | 8 | |
| inundate | 8 | |
| submerge | 8 | |
| run over | 8 | |
| quagmire | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| inundates | 9 | |
| overwhelm | 9 | |
| QUICKSAND | 9 | |
| QUAGMIRES | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| OVERWHELMS | 10 | |
| spill over | 10 | |
| tight spot | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| predicament | 11 | |
| unholy-mess | 11 | |
| salt marsh | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| overwhelming | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| sticky wicket | 13 | |
| tight squeeze | 13 | |