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Grow #13 — the solution

The tree from October 13, 2026: five rows, three letters to seven, each row the one before plus one letter — a Gentle day.

The words

RowLettersThe word, and what else the row accepts
1T N ENET
also TEN
2+ETEEN
also ETEN, NETE, TENE
3+RENTER
also RENTE, TERNE, TREEN
4+IENTIRE
also NERITE, RETINE, TRIENE
5+ATRAINEE
also ARENITE, RETINAE

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.

  1. NET. The three letters were dealt as T, N, E. TEN is accepted too.
  2. TEEN. Add E: the letters of NET have to move. ETEN, NETE and TENE are accepted too.
  3. ENTER. Add R: the letters of TEEN have to move. RENTE, TERNE and TREEN are accepted too.
  4. ENTIRE. Add I: the letters of ENTER have to move. NERITE, RETINE and TRIENE are accepted too.
  5. TRAINEE. Add A: the letters of ENTIRE have to move. ARENITE and RETINAE 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.