MARCH 8, 2026 · PUZZLE #206
UNIT to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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UNIT
START01
SNIT
LETTER 102
SLIT
LETTER 203
SLIP
LETTER 404
SLOP
LETTER 305
PLOP
LETTER 106
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
UNIT 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 first letter: UNIT → SNIT. Near the goal, PLOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its second letter.
Every letter change
- UNIT → SNIT: change letter 1 from U to S.
- SNIT → SLIT: change letter 2 from N to L.
- SLIT → SLIP: change letter 4 from T to P.
- SLIP → SLOP: change letter 3 from I to O.
- SLOP → PLOP: change letter 1 from S to P.
- PLOP → POOP: change letter 2 from L to O.
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