OCTOBER 30, 2025 · PUZZLE #77
LITE to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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LITE
START01
LIME
LETTER 302
LIMP
LETTER 403
PIMP
LETTER 104
POMP
LETTER 205
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
LITE and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 1 additional move; the third letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the third letter: LITE → LIME. Near the goal, POMP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its third letter.
Every letter change
- LITE → LIME: change letter 3 from T to M.
- LIME → LIMP: change letter 4 from E to P.
- LIMP → PIMP: change letter 1 from L to P.
- PIMP → POMP: change letter 2 from I to O.
- POMP → POOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
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