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Grow #32 — the solution

The tree from November 1, 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
1N T ITIN
also NIT
2+OINTO
also OINT
3+CTONIC
also ONTIC
4+AACTION
also ATONIC, CATION
5+UAUCTION
also CAUTION

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. TIN. The three letters were dealt as N, T, I. NIT is accepted too.
  2. INTO. Add O: the letters of TIN have to move. OINT is accepted too.
  3. TONIC. Add C: the letters of INTO have to move. ONTIC is accepted too.
  4. ACTION. Add A: the letters of TONIC have to move. ATONIC and CATION are accepted too.
  5. AUCTION. Add U: U slots into ACTION, between A and C. CAUTION 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.