AUGUST 25, 2025 · PUZZLE #11
OPUS to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 7 moves.
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OPUS
START01
OPTS
LETTER 302
OATS
LETTER 203
BATS
LETTER 104
BOTS
LETTER 205
BOOS
LETTER 306
BOOP
LETTER 407
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 7 moves
OPUS and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 3 additional moves; the first and second and third letters change more than once.
Start by changing the third letter: OPUS → OPTS. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- OPUS → OPTS: change letter 3 from U to T.
- OPTS → OATS: change letter 2 from P to A.
- OATS → BATS: change letter 1 from O to B.
- BATS → BOTS: change letter 2 from A to O.
- BOTS → BOOS: change letter 3 from T to O.
- BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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