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JULY 12, 2026 · PUZZLE #332

WART to POOP.

One shortest route in 6 moves.

00
WART
START
01
CART
LETTER 1
02
CARP
LETTER 4
03
CAMP
LETTER 3
04
COMP
LETTER 2
05
COOP
LETTER 3
06
POOP
GOAL

Why this route takes 6 moves

WART and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and third letters change more than once.

Start by changing the first letter: WART → CART. Near the goal, COOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.

Every letter change

  1. WART → CART: change letter 1 from W to C.
  2. CART → CARP: change letter 4 from T to P.
  3. CARP → CAMP: change letter 3 from R to M.
  4. CAMP → COMP: change letter 2 from A to O.
  5. COMP → COOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
  6. COOP → POOP: change letter 1 from C to P.
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