Grow #17 — the solution
The tree from October 17, 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 | R C A | CAR also ARC |
| 2 | +O | ORCA also ARCO |
| 3 | +H | ROACH also ORACH |
| 4 | +N | ANCHOR also ARCHON, RANCHO |
| 5 | +M | MONARCH also NOMARCH |
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.
- CAR. The three letters were dealt as R, C, A. ARC is accepted too.
- ORCA. Add O: the letters of CAR have to move. ARCO is accepted too.
- ROACH. Add H: the letters of ORCA have to move. ORACH is accepted too.
- ANCHOR. Add N: the letters of ROACH have to move. ARCHON and RANCHO are accepted too.
- MONARCH. Add M: the letters of ANCHOR have to move. NOMARCH is 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.