Poople #185 Answer
February 15, 2026 · Starts at TICS
How many moves?
6 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 4 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes TICK.
Show the full solution
- TICSYour starting word
- TICKChange letter 4 to K
- HICKChange letter 1 to H
- HOCKChange letter 2 to O
- HOOKChange letter 3 to O
- HOOPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- TICS → TICK: change letter 4 to K.
- TICK → HICK: change letter 1 to H.
- HICK → HOCK: change letter 2 to O.
- HOCK → HOOK: change letter 3 to O.
- HOOK → HOOP: change letter 4 to P.
- HOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #185 takes 6 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.