Poople #316 Answer

June 26, 2026 · Starts at NANA

How many moves?

8 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 1 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes MANA.

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  1. NANAYour starting word
  2. MANAChange letter 1 to M
  3. MAMAChange letter 3 to M
  4. LAMAChange letter 1 to L
  5. LAMPChange letter 4 to P
  6. CAMPChange letter 1 to C
  7. COMPChange letter 2 to O
  8. COOPChange letter 3 to O
  9. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. NANA → MANA: change letter 1 to M.
  2. MANA → MAMA: change letter 3 to M.
  3. MAMA → LAMA: change letter 1 to L.
  4. LAMA → LAMP: change letter 4 to P.
  5. LAMP → CAMP: change letter 1 to C.
  6. CAMP → COMP: change letter 2 to O.
  7. COMP → COOP: change letter 3 to O.
  8. COOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #316 takes 8 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

MANA, MAMA