| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| shy | 3 | |
| way | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| rare | 4 | |
| poor | 4 | |
| void | 4 | |
| urge | 4 | |
| will | 4 | |
| want | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| scant | 5 | |
| slack | 5 | |
| short | 5 | |
| shorn | 5 | |
| needy | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| faulty | 6 | |
| lonely | 6 | |
| skimpy | 6 | |
| scarce | 6 | |
| uneven | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| inneed | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| scrappy | 7 | |
| without | 7 | |
| lacking | 7 | |
| scrimpy | 7 | |
| needing | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| sketchy | 7 | |
| wishful | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| strapped | 8 | |
| lonesome | 8 | |
| VANISHED | 8 | |
| short of | 8 | |
| desirous | 8 | |
| stripped | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| inodorate | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| SUBTRACTED | 10 | |
| inadequate | 10 | |
| unfinished | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| shorthanded | 11 | |
| unperfected | 11 | |
| UNQUALIFIED | 11 | |
| undeveloped | 11 | |
| amphipathic | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| unsatisfying | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| unsatisfactory | 14 | |
| unpossessed of | 14 | |
| UNDERDEVELOPED | 14 | |
| 16 letters | ||
| wish-fulfillment | 16 | |