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MIND → POOP in 5 moves
This is a shortest route in this site's complete dictionary. Each move replaces exactly one letter. More than one route may have the same length.
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- STARTMINDStarting word
- MOVE 1HINDLetter 1: M → H
- MOVE 2HONDLetter 2: I → O
- MOVE 3HOODLetter 3: N → O
- MOVE 4HOOPLetter 4: D → P
- MOVE 5POOPLetter 1: H → P · Goal reached
What changes at each step?
- MIND → HIND: change letter 1 from M to H; the other three positions stay the same.
- HIND → HOND: change letter 2 from I to O; the other three positions stay the same.
- HOND → HOOD: change letter 3 from N to O; the other three positions stay the same.
- HOOD → HOOP: change letter 4 from D to P; the other three positions stay the same.
- HOOP → POOP: change letter 1 from H to P; the other three positions stay the same.
The solver searches backward from POOP across every legal one-letter connection. The resulting distance from MIND is 5, so no shorter route exists within this word list.
Dictionary note: HOND is outside our editorial everyday-word selection. Accepted words and spellings can differ between games. For a more familiar route (6 moves), choose Everyday words first in the solver.
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Puzzle date: Oct 29, 2026 (UTC). Answer page first published . Updated . The date of the puzzle is separate from the date this archive page was written.