| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| dim | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| inky | 4 | |
| gray | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| thick | 5 | |
| sable | 5 | |
| foggy | 5 | |
| vague | 5 | |
| sooty | 5 | |
| black | 5 | |
| smoky | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| stormy | 6 | |
| cloudy | 6 | |
| turbid | 6 | |
| gloomy | 6 | |
| dismal | 6 | |
| SMUDGY | 6 | |
| somber | 6 | |
| sombre | 6 | |
| soiled | 6 | |
| opaque | 6 | |
| smutty | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| clarify | 7 | |
| darkest | 7 | |
| inkiest | 7 | |
| shadowy | 7 | |
| tainted | 7 | |
| unclear | 7 | |
| stained | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| grayarea | 8 | |
| lowering | 8 | |
| seamiest | 8 | |
| SMIRCHED | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| cloudiest | 9 | |
| shapeless | 9 | |
| tarnished | 9 | |
| tenebrous | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| profundity | 10 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| TRANSCENDENT | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| unilluminated | 13 | |