| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| way | 3 | |
| lie | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| hype | 4 | |
| tale | 4 | |
| vein | 4 | |
| yarn | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| trick | 5 | |
| story | 5 | |
| style | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| strain | 6 | |
| satire | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| untruth | 7 | |
| surplus | 7 | |
| speedup | 7 | |
| romance | 7 | |
| mimicry | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| rhetoric | 8 | |
| travesty | 8 | |
| too much | 8 | |
| slanting | 8 | |
| step up | 8 | |
| twisting | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| white lie | 9 | |
| hyperbole | 9 | |
| straining | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| STRETCHING | 10 | |
| stylistics | 10 | |
| TIGHTENING | 10 | |
| radicalism | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| SUPERLATIVE | 11 | |
| tall story | 11 | |
| PRODIGALITY | 11 | |
| superiority | 11 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| iftoldyouonce | 13 | |
| reinforcement | 13 | |
| prevarication | 13 | |
| strengthening | 13 | |
| overstatement | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| sensationalism | 14 | |
| UNDERSTATEMENT | 14 | |
| 16 letters | ||
| unreasonableness | 16 | |
| IFIVETOLDYOUONCE | 16 | |