| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 letters | ||
| rusty | 5 | |
| worse | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| rotten | 6 | |
| waning | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| wasting | 7 | |
| sinking | 7 | |
| sliding | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| preserve | 8 | |
| slipping | 8 | |
| decadent | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| subsiding | 9 | |
| WORSENING | 9 | |
| withering | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| retrograde | 10 | |
| REGRESSIVE | 10 | |
| GOINGSOUTH | 10 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| GOINGDOWNHILL | 13 | |
| RETROGRESSIVE | 13 | |
| WORSEANDWORSE | 13 | |