grow
grow is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does grow mean?
Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.
Increase in size by natural process.
“Corn doesn't grow here”
“In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees”
Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.
Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Come into existence; take on form or shape.
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.
“We grow wheat here”
Grow emotionally or mature.
Become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
“The tree trunks had grown together”
Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.
Cause to grow or develop.
“He grows vegetables in his backyard”