MAY 21, 2026 · PUZZLE #280
PISS to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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PISS
START01
HISS
LETTER 102
HOSS
LETTER 203
BOSS
LETTER 104
BOOS
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
PISS and POOP differ in 3 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 3 additional moves; the first letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: PISS → HISS. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- PISS → HISS: change letter 1 from P to H.
- HISS → HOSS: change letter 2 from I to O.
- HOSS → BOSS: change letter 1 from H to B.
- BOSS → BOOS: change letter 3 from S to O.
- BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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