Grow #38 — the solution
The tree from November 7, 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 | S E H | SHE also EHS, HES |
| 2 | +O | SHOE also HOES, HOSE |
| 3 | +T | THOSE also ETHOS, SHOTE |
| 4 | +D | HOSTED also TOSHED |
| 5 | +U | SHOUTED also SOUTHED |
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.
- SHE. The three letters were dealt as S, E, H. EHS and HES are accepted too.
- SHOE. Add O: O slots into SHE, between H and E. HOES and HOSE are accepted too.
- THOSE. Add T: the letters of SHOE have to move. ETHOS and SHOTE are accepted too.
- HOSTED. Add D: the letters of THOSE have to move. TOSHED is accepted too.
- SHOUTED. Add U: the letters of HOSTED have to move. SOUTHED 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.