| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | ||
| sour | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| spiky | 5 | |
| whine | 5 | |
| rough | 5 | |
| itchy | 5 | |
| sharp | 5 | |
| annoy | 5 | |
| acrid | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| riling | 6 | |
| irking | 6 | |
| vexing | 6 | |
| trying | 6 | |
| severe | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| burning | 7 | |
| grating | 7 | |
| GALLING | 7 | |
| painful | 7 | |
| irksome | 7 | |
| rasping | 7 | |
| pungent | 7 | |
| teasing | 7 | |
| itching | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| abrasive | 8 | |
| niggling | 8 | |
| worrying | 8 | |
| stinging | 8 | |
| rankling | 8 | |
| annoying | 8 | |
| untoward | 8 | |
| scratchy | 8 | |
| tiresome | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| worrisome | 9 | |
| wearisome | 9 | |
| trenchant | 9 | |
| vexatious | 9 | |
| provoking | 9 | |
| troubling | 9 | |
| vitriolic | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| nettlesome | 10 | |
| TORMENTING | 10 | |
| bothersome | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| troublesome | 11 | |
| provocative | 11 | |
| displeasing | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| exacerbating | 12 | |