APRIL 11, 2026 · PUZZLE #240
TIDY to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
00
TIDY
START01
TIDE
LETTER 402
TIME
LETTER 303
TOME
LETTER 204
POME
LETTER 105
POMP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
TIDY and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the third and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the fourth letter: TIDY → TIDE. Near the goal, POMP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its third letter.
Every letter change
- TIDY → TIDE: change letter 4 from Y to E.
- TIDE → TIME: change letter 3 from D to M.
- TIME → TOME: change letter 2 from I to O.
- TOME → POME: change letter 1 from T to P.
- POME → POMP: change letter 4 from E to P.
- POMP → POOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
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