Shortest verified route
5 moves TEEN PEEN PEEP PREP PROP POOP
Full route TEEN -> PEEN -> PEEP -> PREP -> PROP -> POOP
Step by step
Changed letter TEEN
Starting word - Step 1 PEEN
Change letter 1: T to P
- Step 2 PEEP
Change letter 4: N to P
- Step 3 PREP
Change letter 2: E to R
- Step 4 PROP
Change letter 3: E to O
- Step 5 POOP
Change letter 2: R 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: 6 words make 5 changes.
Solution summary
- Start
- TEEN
- Target
- POOP
- Shortest path
- TEEN -> PEEN -> PEEP -> PREP -> PROP -> POOP
- Puzzle date
- Saturday, October 3, 2026