MAY 11, 2026 · PUZZLE #270
DUNG to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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DUNG
START01
BUNG
LETTER 102
BONG
LETTER 203
BONK
LETTER 404
BOOK
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
DUNG and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: DUNG → BUNG. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- DUNG → BUNG: change letter 1 from D to B.
- BUNG → BONG: change letter 2 from U to O.
- BONG → BONK: change letter 4 from G to K.
- BONK → BOOK: change letter 3 from N to O.
- BOOK → BOOP: change letter 4 from K to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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