Grow #11 — the solution
The tree from October 11, 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 | U G R | RUG also GUR |
| 2 | +E | URGE also GRUE |
| 3 | +D | URGED also GRUED |
| 4 | +A | ARGUED |
| 5 | +P | UPGRADE |
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.
- RUG. The three letters were dealt as U, G, R. GUR is accepted too.
- URGE. Add E: the letters of RUG have to move. GRUE is accepted too.
- URGED. Add D: D goes on the end of URGE. GRUED is accepted too.
- ARGUED. Add A: the letters of URGED have to move. No other word fits.
- UPGRADE. Add P: the letters of ARGUED have to move. No other word fits.
Previous: Grow #10 (Sat, Oct 10)
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.