Grow #19 — the solution
The tree from October 19, 2026: five rows, three letters to seven, each row the one before plus one letter — a Gentle day.
The words
| Row | Letters | The word, and what else the row accepts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I S P | SIP also PIS, PSI |
| 2 | +T | TIPS also PITS, SPIT |
| 3 | +R | STRIP also SPIRT, SPRIT, STIRP, TRIPS |
| 4 | +E | PRIEST also ESPRIT, PIERST, PIERTS, RIPEST, SITREP, SPRITE, STRIPE, TRIPES |
| 5 | +M | PERMITS also IMPREST |
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.
- SIP. The three letters were dealt as I, S, P. PIS and PSI are accepted too.
- TIPS. Add T: the letters of SIP have to move. PITS and SPIT are accepted too.
- STRIP. Add R: the letters of TIPS have to move. SPIRT, SPRIT, STIRP and TRIPS are accepted too.
- PRIEST. Add E: the letters of STRIP have to move. ESPRIT, PIERST, PIERTS, RIPEST, SITREP, SPRITE, STRIPE and TRIPES are accepted too.
- PERMITS. Add M: the letters of PRIEST have to move. IMPREST 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.