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JANUARY 2, 2026 · PUZZLE #141

BYTE to POOP.

One shortest route in 6 moves.

00
BYTE
START
01
BITE
LETTER 2
02
BITS
LETTER 4
03
BOTS
LETTER 2
04
BOOS
LETTER 3
05
BOOP
LETTER 4
06
POOP
GOAL

Why this route takes 6 moves

BYTE and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the second and fourth letters change more than once.

Start by changing the second letter: BYTE → BITE. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.

Every letter change

  1. BYTE → BITE: change letter 2 from Y to I.
  2. BITE → BITS: change letter 4 from E to S.
  3. BITS → BOTS: change letter 2 from I to O.
  4. BOTS → BOOS: change letter 3 from T to O.
  5. BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
  6. BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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