Poople #224 Answer
March 26, 2026 · Starts at LANE
How many moves?
6 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 1 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes BANE.
Show the full solution
- LANEYour starting word
- BANEChange letter 1 to B
- BANKChange letter 4 to K
- BONKChange letter 2 to O
- BOOKChange letter 3 to O
- BOOPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- LANE → BANE: change letter 1 to B.
- BANE → BANK: change letter 4 to K.
- BANK → BONK: change letter 2 to O.
- BONK → BOOK: change letter 3 to O.
- BOOK → BOOP: change letter 4 to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #224 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.
Words used only in this puzzle
BANE