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Poople #181 Answer

February 11, 2026 · Starts at QUAY

How many moves?

9 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 4 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes QUAD.

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

Step by step

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

How this puzzle compares

Poople #181 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.