| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | ||
| wore | 4 | |
| slit | 4 | |
| torn | 4 | |
| rent | 4 | |
| tore | 4 | |
| worn | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| raggy | 5 | |
| alger | 5 | |
| split | 5 | |
| ratty | 5 | |
| seedy | 5 | |
| slack | 5 | |
| tacky | 5 | |
| tatty | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| shreds | 6 | |
| untidy | 6 | |
| ragged | 6 | |
| frayed | 6 | |
| sordid | 6 | |
| sloppy | 6 | |
| shoddy | 6 | |
| shabby | 6 | |
| ragtag | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| raggedy | 7 | |
| severed | 7 | |
| ruinous | 7 | |
| unkempt | 7 | |
| squalid | 7 | |
| scruffy | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| SLOVENLY | 8 | |
| sluttish | 8 | |
| slipshod | 8 | |
| run-down | 8 | |
| scraggly | 8 | |
| INSHREDS | 8 | |
| shredded | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| quartered | 9 | |
| unsightly | 9 | |
| motheaten | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| slatternly | 10 | |
| threadbare | 10 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| Worn to shreds | 14 | |