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JULY 2, 2026 · PUZZLE #322

NANO to POOP.

One shortest route in 7 moves.

00
NANO
START
01
MANO
LETTER 1
02
MONO
LETTER 2
03
MONK
LETTER 4
04
BONK
LETTER 1
05
BOOK
LETTER 3
06
BOOP
LETTER 4
07
POOP
GOAL

Why this route takes 7 moves

NANO and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 3 additional moves; the first and fourth letters change more than once.

Start by changing the first letter: NANO → MANO. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.

Every letter change

  1. NANO → MANO: change letter 1 from N to M.
  2. MANO → MONO: change letter 2 from A to O.
  3. MONO → MONK: change letter 4 from O to K.
  4. MONK → BONK: change letter 1 from M to B.
  5. BONK → BOOK: change letter 3 from N to O.
  6. BOOK → BOOP: change letter 4 from K to P.
  7. BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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