Grow #12 — the solution
The tree from October 12, 2026: five rows, three letters to seven, each row the one before plus one letter — a Fair day.
The words
| Row | Letters | The word, and what else the row accepts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E A L | ALE also LEA |
| 2 | +N | LANE also ELAN, LEAN, NEAL |
| 3 | +R | LEARN also NERAL, RENAL |
| 4 | +U | NEURAL also ULNARE, UNREAL |
| 5 | +F | FUNERAL also FLANEUR, FRENULA |
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.
- ALE. The three letters were dealt as E, A, L. LEA is accepted too.
- LANE. Add N: the letters of ALE have to move. ELAN, LEAN and NEAL are accepted too.
- LEARN. Add R: the letters of LANE have to move. NERAL and RENAL are accepted too.
- NEURAL. Add U: the letters of LEARN have to move. ULNARE and UNREAL are accepted too.
- FUNERAL. Add F: the letters of NEURAL have to move. FLANEUR and FRENULA 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.