Grow #5 — the solution
The tree from October 5, 2026: five rows, three letters to seven, each row the one before plus one letter — a Mean day.
The words
| Row | Letters | The word, and what else the row accepts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A R P | RAP also PAR |
| 2 | +E | PEAR also APER, PARE, REAP |
| 3 | +L | PEARL also LEPRA, PALER, PARLE, REPLA |
| 4 | +O | PAROLE |
| 5 | +V | OVERLAP |
Row by row
Any real word of a row’s letters counts, so the word in bold is only the one the Hint spells — the commonest. Each step below is read from that word to the next.
- RAP. The three letters were dealt as A, R, P. PAR is accepted too.
- PEAR. Add E: the letters of RAP have to move. APER, PARE and REAP are accepted too.
- PEARL. Add L: L goes on the end of PEAR. LEPRA, PALER, PARLE and REPLA are accepted too.
- PAROLE. Add O: the letters of PEARL have to move. No other word fits.
- OVERLAP. Add V: the letters of PAROLE have to move. No other word fits.
Previous: Grow #4 (Sun, Oct 4)
About Grow
Grow is Noggin’s word tree, on the second shelf: three letters to seven, one letter and a new word every row, outside the daily line-up. How to play Grow, or play today’s.