Grow #9 — the solution
The tree from October 9, 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 | I S T | ITS also SIT, TIS |
| 2 | +G | GIST also GITS, TIGS |
| 3 | +N | STING also TINGS |
| 4 | +A | GIANTS also GAINST, NGATIS, SATING, TANGIS |
| 5 | +G | STAGING also GASTING, GATINGS |
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.
- ITS. The three letters were dealt as I, S, T. SIT and TIS are accepted too.
- GIST. Add G: the letters of ITS have to move. GITS and TIGS are accepted too.
- STING. Add N: the letters of GIST have to move. TINGS is accepted too.
- GIANTS. Add A: the letters of STING have to move. GAINST, NGATIS, SATING and TANGIS are accepted too.
- STAGING. Add G: the letters of GIANTS have to move. GASTING and GATINGS are accepted too.
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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.