JULY 5, 2026 · PUZZLE #325
PENS to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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PENS
START01
PEES
LETTER 302
PEEP
LETTER 403
PREP
LETTER 204
PROP
LETTER 305
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
PENS and POOP differ in 3 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the second and third letters change more than once.
Start by changing the third letter: PENS → PEES. Near the goal, PROP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its second letter.
Every letter change
- PENS → PEES: change letter 3 from N to E.
- PEES → PEEP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- PEEP → PREP: change letter 2 from E to R.
- PREP → PROP: change letter 3 from E to O.
- PROP → POOP: change letter 2 from R to O.
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