MAY 10, 2026 · PUZZLE #269
SNUG to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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SNUG
START01
SLUG
LETTER 202
SLOG
LETTER 303
SLOP
LETTER 404
PLOP
LETTER 105
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
SNUG and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 1 additional move; the second letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the second letter: SNUG → SLUG. Near the goal, PLOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its second letter.
Every letter change
- SNUG → SLUG: change letter 2 from N to L.
- SLUG → SLOG: change letter 3 from U to O.
- SLOG → SLOP: change letter 4 from G to P.
- SLOP → PLOP: change letter 1 from S to P.
- PLOP → POOP: change letter 2 from L to O.
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