SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 · PUZZLE #37
TOES to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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TOES
START01
DOES
LETTER 102
DOER
LETTER 403
DOOR
LETTER 304
POOR
LETTER 105
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
TOES and POOP differ in 3 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: TOES → DOES. Near the goal, POOR is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its fourth letter.
Every letter change
- TOES → DOES: change letter 1 from T to D.
- DOES → DOER: change letter 4 from S to R.
- DOER → DOOR: change letter 3 from E to O.
- DOOR → POOR: change letter 1 from D to P.
- POOR → POOP: change letter 4 from R to P.
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