Poople #274 Answer
May 15, 2026 · Starts at WANT
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 CANT.
Show the full solution
- WANTYour starting word
- CANTChange letter 1 to C
- CANSChange letter 4 to S
- CONSChange letter 2 to O
- COOSChange letter 3 to O
- COOPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- WANT → CANT: change letter 1 to C.
- CANT → CANS: change letter 4 to S.
- CANS → CONS: change letter 2 to O.
- CONS → COOS: change letter 3 to O.
- COOS → COOP: change letter 4 to P.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #274 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.