Poople #269 Answer
May 10, 2026 · Starts at SNUG
How many moves?
5 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 2 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes SLUG.
Show the full solution
- SNUGYour starting word
- SLUGChange letter 2 to L
- SLOGChange letter 3 to O
- SLOPChange letter 4 to P
- PLOPChange letter 1 to P
- POOPChange letter 2 to O
Step by step
Show every move explained
- SNUG → SLUG: change letter 2 to L.
- SLUG → SLOG: change letter 3 to O.
- SLOG → SLOP: change letter 4 to P.
- SLOP → PLOP: change letter 1 to P.
- PLOP → POOP: change letter 2 to O.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #269 takes 5 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
SLUG, SLOG