JUNE 1, 2026 · PUZZLE #291
LARD to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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LARD
START01
BARD
LETTER 102
BARN
LETTER 403
BORN
LETTER 204
BOON
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
LARD 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: LARD → BARD. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- LARD → BARD: change letter 1 from L to B.
- BARD → BARN: change letter 4 from D to N.
- BARN → BORN: change letter 2 from A to O.
- BORN → BOON: change letter 3 from R to O.
- BOON → BOOP: change letter 4 from N to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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