Poople #279: VIBE to POOP

Path analysis

This route reaches POOP in 6 moves. Breadth-first search reaches every route with fewer moves first, so POOP cannot be reached in fewer than 6 moves from VIBE.

Moves

6

Difficulty

Hard

Shortest paths

5

The dictionary has 5 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.

1. Move 1: VIBE → VILE — change the 3rd letter from B to L.
2. Move 2: VILE → PILE — change the 1st letter from V to P.
3. Move 3: PILE → POLE — change the 2nd letter from I to O.
4. Move 4: POLE → POME — change the 3rd letter from L to M.
5. Move 5: POME → POMP — change the 4th letter from E to P.
6. Move 6: POMP → POOP — change the 3rd letter from M to O.