APRIL 29, 2026 · PUZZLE #258
RING to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 7 moves.
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RING
START01
DING
LETTER 102
DINE
LETTER 403
DIME
LETTER 304
DOME
LETTER 205
POME
LETTER 106
POMP
LETTER 407
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 7 moves
RING and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 3 additional moves; the first and third and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: RING → DING. Near the goal, POMP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its third letter.
Every letter change
- RING → DING: change letter 1 from R to D.
- DING → DINE: change letter 4 from G to E.
- DINE → DIME: change letter 3 from N to M.
- DIME → DOME: change letter 2 from I to O.
- DOME → POME: change letter 1 from D to P.
- POME → POMP: change letter 4 from E to P.
- POMP → POOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
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