| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 letters | ||
| stiff | 5 | |
| sharp | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| vexing | 6 | |
| severe | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| pungent | 7 | |
| teasing | 7 | |
| gnawing | 7 | |
| RACKING | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| worrying | 8 | |
| tiresome | 8 | |
| stabbing | 8 | |
| shooting | 8 | |
| stinging | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| vexatious | 9 | |
| troubling | 9 | |
| torturing | 9 | |
| upsetting | 9 | |
| SPASMODIC | 9 | |
| worrisome | 9 | |
| provoking | 9 | |
| TORTUROUS | 9 | |
| wearisome | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| HARTEBEEST | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| red-baiting | 11 | |
| witch hunt | 11 | |
| troublesome | 11 | |
| PERSECUTING | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| victimization | 13 | |