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Poople #31 Answer

September 14, 2025 · Starts at ARCH

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 ARCS.

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  1. ARCHYour starting word
  2. ARCSChange letter 4 to S
  3. ARKSChange letter 3 to K
  4. IRKSChange letter 1 to I
  5. IRISChange letter 3 to I
  6. BRISChange letter 1 to B
  7. BROSChange letter 3 to O
  8. BOOSChange letter 2 to O
  9. BOOPChange letter 4 to P
  10. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. ARCH → ARCS: change letter 4 to S.
  2. ARCS → ARKS: change letter 3 to K.
  3. ARKS → IRKS: change letter 1 to I.
  4. IRKS → IRIS: change letter 3 to I.
  5. IRIS → BRIS: change letter 1 to B.
  6. BRIS → BROS: change letter 3 to O.
  7. BROS → BOOS: change letter 2 to O.
  8. BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  9. BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #31 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.