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Poople #169 Answer

January 30, 2026 · Starts at QUAD

How many moves?

8 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 3 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes QUID.

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  1. QUADYour starting word
  2. QUIDChange letter 3 to I
  3. QUITChange letter 4 to T
  4. SUITChange letter 1 to S
  5. SLITChange letter 2 to L
  6. SLIPChange letter 4 to P
  7. SLOPChange letter 3 to O
  8. PLOPChange letter 1 to P
  9. POOPChange letter 2 to O

Step by step

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  1. QUAD → QUID: change letter 3 to I.
  2. QUID → QUIT: change letter 4 to T.
  3. QUIT → SUIT: change letter 1 to S.
  4. SUIT → SLIT: change letter 2 to L.
  5. SLIT → SLIP: change letter 4 to P.
  6. SLIP → SLOP: change letter 3 to O.
  7. SLOP → PLOP: change letter 1 to P.
  8. PLOP → POOP: change letter 2 to O.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #169 takes 8 moves. The average across 447 published puzzles is 5.7 moves. There can be other paths of the same length; this is one shortest path.