Grow #18 — the solution
The tree from October 18, 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 N T | NET also TEN |
| 2 | +A | NEAT also ANTE, ETNA, TANE |
| 3 | +G | AGENT |
| 4 | +I | EATING also INGATE, TAEING, TAGINE, TANGIE, TEAING |
| 5 | +B | BEATING |
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.
- NET. The three letters were dealt as E, N, T. TEN is accepted too.
- NEAT. Add A: A slots into NET, between E and T. ANTE, ETNA and TANE are accepted too.
- AGENT. Add G: the letters of NEAT have to move. No other word fits.
- EATING. Add I: the letters of AGENT have to move. INGATE, TAEING, TAGINE, TANGIE and TEAING are accepted too.
- BEATING. Add B: B goes on the front of EATING. No other word fits.
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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.