AUGUST 16, 2025 · PUZZLE #2
OPTS to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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OPTS
START01
OATS
LETTER 202
BATS
LETTER 103
BOTS
LETTER 204
BOOS
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
OPTS and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and second letters change more than once.
Start by changing the second letter: OPTS → OATS. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- 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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