Grow #40 — the solution
The tree from November 9, 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 R A | AIR also RAI, RIA |
| 2 | +D | RAID also ARID, DARI |
| 3 | +N | DRAIN also DINAR, NADIR, RANID |
| 4 | +G | DARING also GRADIN |
| 5 | +G | GRADING also NIGGARD |
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.
- AIR. The three letters were dealt as I, R, A. RAI and RIA are accepted too.
- RAID. Add D: the letters of AIR have to move. ARID and DARI are accepted too.
- DRAIN. Add N: the letters of RAID have to move. DINAR, NADIR and RANID are accepted too.
- DARING. Add G: the letters of DRAIN have to move. GRADIN is accepted too.
- GRADING. Add G: the letters of DARING have to move. NIGGARD 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.