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Poople #177 Answer

February 7, 2026 · Starts at ETCH

How many moves?

9 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 2 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes EACH.

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  1. ETCHYour starting word
  2. EACHChange letter 2 to A
  3. MACHChange letter 1 to M
  4. MACEChange letter 4 to E
  5. LACEChange letter 1 to L
  6. LACKChange letter 4 to K
  7. LOCKChange letter 2 to O
  8. LOOKChange letter 3 to O
  9. LOOPChange letter 4 to P
  10. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. ETCH → EACH: change letter 2 to A.
  2. EACH → MACH: change letter 1 to M.
  3. MACH → MACE: change letter 4 to E.
  4. MACE → LACE: change letter 1 to L.
  5. LACE → LACK: change letter 4 to K.
  6. LACK → LOCK: change letter 2 to O.
  7. LOCK → LOOK: change letter 3 to O.
  8. LOOK → LOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  9. LOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #177 takes 9 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.