NOVEMBER 19, 2025 · PUZZLE #97
COZY to POOP.💩
One shortest route in 5 moves.
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COZY
START01
COPY
LETTER 302
COPS
LETTER 403
COOS
LETTER 304
COOP
LETTER 405
POOP
GOAL 💩Why this route takes 5 moves
COZY and POOP differ in 3 letter positions. The shortest accepted-word route needs 2 additional moves; the third and fourth letters change more than once.
Start by changing the third letter: COZY → COPY. Near the goal, COOP is one letter from POOP; the last move changes its first letter.
Every letter change
- COZY → COPY: change letter 3 from Z to P.
- COPY → COPS: change letter 4 from Y to S.
- COPS → COOS: change letter 3 from P to O.
- COOS → COOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 from C to P.
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