JULY 25, 2026 · PUZZLE #345
HUGE to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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HUGE
START01
HUGS
LETTER 402
BUGS
LETTER 103
BOGS
LETTER 204
BOOS
LETTER 305
BOOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
HUGE 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: HUGE → HUGS. Near the goal, BOOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- HUGE → HUGS: change letter 4 from E to S.
- HUGS → BUGS: change letter 1 from H to B.
- BUGS → BOGS: change letter 2 from U to O.
- BOGS → BOOS: change letter 3 from G to O.
- BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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