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MAY 15, 2026 · PUZZLE #274

WANT to POOP.

One shortest route in 6 moves.

00
WANT
START
01
CANT
LETTER 1
02
CANS
LETTER 4
03
CONS
LETTER 2
04
COOS
LETTER 3
05
COOP
LETTER 4
06
POOP
GOAL

Why this route takes 6 moves

WANT 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: WANT → CANT. Near the goal, COOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.

Every letter change

  1. WANT → CANT: change letter 1 from W to C.
  2. CANT → CANS: change letter 4 from T to S.
  3. CANS → CONS: change letter 2 from A to O.
  4. CONS → COOS: change letter 3 from N to O.
  5. COOS → COOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
  6. COOP → POOP: change letter 1 from C to P.
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