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JUNE 5, 2026 ยท PUZZLE #295

MOJO to POOP.

One shortest route in 6 moves.

00
MOJO
START
01
MONO
LETTER 3
02
MONK
LETTER 4
03
BONK
LETTER 1
04
BOOK
LETTER 3
05
BOOP
LETTER 4
06
POOP
GOAL

Why this route takes 6 moves

MOJO and POOP differ in 3 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 3 additional moves; the first and third and fourth letters change more than once.

Start by changing the third letter: MOJO โ†’ MONO. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.

Every letter change

  1. MOJO โ†’ MONO: change letter 3 from J to N.
  2. MONO โ†’ MONK: change letter 4 from O to K.
  3. MONK โ†’ BONK: change letter 1 from M to B.
  4. BONK โ†’ BOOK: change letter 3 from N to O.
  5. BOOK โ†’ BOOP: change letter 4 from K to P.
  6. BOOP โ†’ POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.