JULY 14, 2026 · PUZZLE #334
FUME to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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FUME
START01
FAME
LETTER 202
CAME
LETTER 103
CAMP
LETTER 404
COMP
LETTER 205
COOP
LETTER 306
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
FUME and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and second letters change more than once.
Start by changing the second letter: FUME → FAME. Near the goal, COOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- FUME → FAME: change letter 2 from U to A.
- FAME → CAME: change letter 1 from F to C.
- CAME → CAMP: change letter 4 from E to P.
- CAMP → COMP: change letter 2 from A to O.
- COMP → COOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 from C to P.
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