Nature

Synonyms for sprout

The synonym for sprout recorded in this bank is germinate, in the sense "of a seed, to begin to grow and put out shoots". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for sprout

germinateverb, in the sense "of a seed, to begin to grow and put out shoots"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and sprout carries one sense so far.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineNature

of a seed, to begin to grow and put out shoots

Tiny seeds began to sprout along the fence line after the rain.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

germinate

Same sentence, swapped: Tiny seeds began to germinate along the fence line after the rain.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot sprout is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

flower
pollinate
decay

Where sprout turns up in the game

sprout is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where sprout is the trap

bloomverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is blossom, in the sense "to produce flowers; to blossom", and sprout is one of the three tiles that lose.
wiltverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is droop, in the sense "to lose freshness and droop, as a plant does from heat or lack of water", so sprout is there to be ruled out.
witherverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is shrivel, in the sense "to become dry, shriveled, and lifeless", and sprout is on the board beside it.

Play sprout

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Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

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