Addmix #28

Each round adds one letter. Every accepted rearrangement uses the same tiles, so your choice of word does not change the next round. Opening this guide marks unfinished rounds as assisted; it does not award words or unlock rounds.

1. Round 1 · 3 letters

   Previous letters: AR + T → tiles ART

   One accepted word: ART. Clue: The products of human creativity.

   All 3 accepted words

   • ART
   • RAT
   • TAR

2. Round 2 · 4 letters

   Previous letters: ART + E → tiles AERT

   One accepted word: RATE. Clue: A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.

   All 4 accepted words

   • RATE
   • TEAR
   • TARE
   • TERA

3. Round 3 · 5 letters

   Previous letters: AERT + L → tiles AELRT

   One accepted word: LATER. Clue: Coming at a subsequent time or stage.

   All 5 accepted words

   • LATER
   • ALTER
   • ALERT
   • RATEL
   • ARTEL

4. Round 4 · 6 letters

   Previous letters: AELRT + I → tiles AEILRT

   One accepted word: RETAIL. Clue: The selling of goods to consumers.

   All 2 accepted words

   • RETAIL
   • TAILER

5. Round 5 · 7 letters

   Previous letters: AEILRT + C → tiles ACEILRT

   One accepted word: ARTICLE. Clue: Nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication.

   All 2 accepted words

   • ARTICLE
   • RECITAL

6. Round 6 · 8 letters

   Previous letters: ACEILRT + V → tiles ACEILRTV

   One accepted word: VERTICAL. Clue: At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.

   All 1 accepted word

   • VERTICAL