FEBRUARY 3, 2026 · PUZZLE #173
WRIT to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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WRIT
START01
GRIT
LETTER 102
GRIM
LETTER 403
PRIM
LETTER 104
PROM
LETTER 305
PROP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
WRIT and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: WRIT → GRIT. Near the goal, PROP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its second letter.
Every letter change
- WRIT → GRIT: change letter 1 from W to G.
- GRIT → GRIM: change letter 4 from T to M.
- GRIM → PRIM: change letter 1 from G to P.
- PRIM → PROM: change letter 3 from I to O.
- PROM → PROP: change letter 4 from M to P.
- PROP → POOP: change letter 2 from R to O.
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