Poople #318 Answer
June 28, 2026 · Starts at LATE
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 DATE.
Show the full solution
- LATEYour starting word
- DATEChange letter 1 to D
- DAMEChange letter 3 to M
- DOMEChange letter 2 to O
- POMEChange letter 1 to P
- POMPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 3 to O
Step by step
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- LATE → DATE: change letter 1 to D.
- DATE → DAME: change letter 3 to M.
- DAME → DOME: change letter 2 to O.
- DOME → POME: change letter 1 to P.
- POME → POMP: change letter 4 to P.
- POMP → POOP: change letter 3 to O.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #318 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.