Grow #21 — the solution
The tree from October 21, 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 | I S S | SIS |
| 2 | +T | SITS also SIST |
| 3 | +L | LISTS also SILTS, SLITS |
| 4 | +P | SPLITS |
| 5 | +O | PISTOLS also POSTILS |
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.
- SIS. The three letters were dealt as I, S, S. No other word fits.
- SITS. Add T: T slots into SIS, between I and S. SIST is accepted too.
- LISTS. Add L: the letters of SITS have to move. SILTS and SLITS are accepted too.
- SPLITS. Add P: the letters of LISTS have to move. No other word fits.
- PISTOLS. Add O: the letters of SPLITS have to move. POSTILS 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.