JULY 22, 2026 · PUZZLE #342
WARY to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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WARY
START01
WARD
LETTER 402
WORD
LETTER 203
WOOD
LETTER 304
GOOD
LETTER 105
GOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
WARY and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the fourth letter: WARY → WARD. Near the goal, GOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- WARY → WARD: change letter 4 from Y to D.
- WARD → WORD: change letter 2 from A to O.
- WORD → WOOD: change letter 3 from R to O.
- WOOD → GOOD: change letter 1 from W to G.
- GOOD → GOOP: change letter 4 from D to P.
- GOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from G to P.
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