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Poople #17 Answer

August 31, 2025 · Starts at THUG

How many moves?

8 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 4 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes THUS.

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  1. THUGYour starting word
  2. THUSChange letter 4 to S
  3. THISChange letter 3 to I
  4. THINChange letter 4 to N
  5. CHINChange letter 1 to C
  6. CHIPChange letter 4 to P
  7. CHOPChange letter 3 to O
  8. COOPChange letter 2 to O
  9. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. THUG → THUS: change letter 4 to S.
  2. THUS → THIS: change letter 3 to I.
  3. THIS → THIN: change letter 4 to N.
  4. THIN → CHIN: change letter 1 to C.
  5. CHIN → CHIP: change letter 4 to P.
  6. CHIP → CHOP: change letter 3 to O.
  7. CHOP → COOP: change letter 2 to O.
  8. COOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #17 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.