| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| and | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| turn | 4 | |
| UNDO | 4 | |
| foil | 4 | |
| stay | 4 | |
| balk | 4 | |
| ward | 4 | |
| prop | 4 | |
| ruin | 4 | |
| void | 4 | |
| aoau | 4 | |
| stop | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| upset | 5 | |
| block | 5 | |
| cross | 5 | |
| avert | 5 | |
| STYMY | 5 | |
| TEASE | 5 | |
| stump | 5 | |
| spike | 5 | |
| deter | 5 | |
| estop | 5 | |
| spoil | 5 | |
| slant | 5 | |
| abode | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| hinder | 6 | |
| oppugn | 6 | |
| defeat | 6 | |
| scotch | 6 | |
| oppose | 6 | |
| retard | 6 | |
| resist | 6 | |
| baffle | 6 | |
| stymie | 6 | |
| derail | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| vitiate | 7 | |
| scupper | 7 | |
| snooker | 7 | |
| exclude | 7 | |
| quarrel | 7 | |
| prevent | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| sideways | 8 | |
| traverse | 8 | |
| sabotage | 8 | |
| prohibit | 8 | |
| stultify | 8 | |
| preclude | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| withstand | 9 | |
| undermine | 9 | |
| hamstring | 9 | |
| tantalize | 9 | |
| frustrate | 9 | |
| stonewall | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| transverse | 10 | |
| 16 letters | ||
| stand in the way | 16 | |
| counterinfluence | 16 | |