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Grow #30 — the solution

The tree from October 30, 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
1E A PAPE
also PEA
2+RPEAR
also APER, PARE, REAP
3+CRECAP
also CAPER, CRAPE, PACER
4+TCARPET
also PREACT
5+HCHAPTER
also PATCHER, REPATCH

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. APE. The three letters were dealt as E, A, P. PEA is accepted too.
  2. PEAR. Add R: the letters of APE have to move. APER, PARE and REAP are accepted too.
  3. RECAP. Add C: the letters of PEAR have to move. CAPER, CRAPE and PACER are accepted too.
  4. CARPET. Add T: the letters of RECAP have to move. PREACT is accepted too.
  5. CHAPTER. Add H: the letters of CARPET have to move. PATCHER and REPATCH 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.