JULY 23, 2026 · PUZZLE #343
TILE to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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TILE
START01
PILE
LETTER 102
PILL
LETTER 403
POLL
LETTER 204
POOL
LETTER 305
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
TILE and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 1 additional move; the fourth letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: TILE → PILE. Near the goal, POOL is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its fourth letter.
Every letter change
- TILE → PILE: change letter 1 from T to P.
- PILE → PILL: change letter 4 from E to L.
- PILL → POLL: change letter 2 from I to O.
- POLL → POOL: change letter 3 from L to O.
- POOL → POOP: change letter 4 from L to P.
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