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Completed puzzle ยท #414

ICED to POOP

Poople #414 has ended!

The shortest verified route takes 8 moves.

#414 8 moves Verified word ladder
ICED

Shortest verified route

8 moves
ICED ACED APED SPED SLED PLED PLOD PLOP POOP

Full route ICED -> ACED -> APED -> SPED -> SLED -> PLED -> PLOD -> PLOP -> POOP

Each highlighted letter is the change for that move.

Step by step

Changed letter
ICED
Starting word
  1. Step 1
    ACED

    Change letter 1: I to A

  2. Step 2
    APED

    Change letter 2: C to P

  3. Step 3
    SPED

    Change letter 1: A to S

  4. Step 4
    SLED

    Change letter 2: P to L

  5. Step 5
    PLED

    Change letter 1: S to P

  6. Step 6
    PLOD

    Change letter 3: E to O

  7. Step 7
    PLOP

    Change letter 4: D to P

  8. Step 8
    POOP

    Change letter 2: L to O

    Target reached
Verification & puzzle details

Every adjacent pair changes exactly one letter. This is one shortest route; other routes can be equally short. The starting word is not a move: 9 words make 8 changes.

Solution summary

Start
ICED
Target
POOP
Shortest path
ICED -> ACED -> APED -> SPED -> SLED -> PLED -> PLOD -> PLOP -> POOP
Puzzle date
Friday, October 2, 2026
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