NOVEMBER 16, 2025 · PUZZLE #94
LENS to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 6 moves.
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LENS
START01
DENS
LETTER 102
DONS
LETTER 203
CONS
LETTER 104
COOS
LETTER 305
COOP
LETTER 406
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 6 moves
LENS and POOP differ in 4 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the first letter changes more than once.
Start by changing the first letter: LENS → DENS. Near the goal, COOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- LENS → DENS: change letter 1 from L to D.
- DENS → DONS: change letter 2 from E to O.
- DONS → CONS: change letter 1 from D to C.
- CONS → COOS: change letter 3 from N to O.
- COOS → COOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 from C to P.
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