JUNE 5, 2026 ยท PUZZLE #295
MOJO to POOP.๐ฉ
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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MOJO
START01
MONO
LETTER 302
MONK
LETTER 403
BONK
LETTER 104
BOOK
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL ๐ฉWhy 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
- MOJO โ MONO: change letter 3 from J to N.
- MONO โ MONK: change letter 4 from O to K.
- MONK โ BONK: change letter 1 from M to B.
- BONK โ BOOK: change letter 3 from N to O.
- BOOK โ BOOP: change letter 4 from K to P.
- BOOP โ POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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