DECEMBER 11, 2025 · PUZZLE #119
WITH to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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WITH
START01
WISH
LETTER 302
WISP
LETTER 403
WIMP
LETTER 304
PIMP
LETTER 105
POMP
LETTER 206
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
WITH and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the third letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the third letter: WITH → WISH. Near the goal, POMP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its third letter.
Every letter change
- WITH → WISH: change letter 3 from T to S.
- WISH → WISP: change letter 4 from H to P.
- WISP → WIMP: change letter 3 from S to M.
- WIMP → PIMP: change letter 1 from W to P.
- PIMP → POMP: change letter 2 from I to O.
- POMP → POOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
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