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Poople #338 Answer

July 18, 2026 · Starts at TECH

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 MECH.

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  1. TECHYour starting word
  2. MECHChange letter 1 to M
  3. MESHChange letter 3 to S
  4. MESSChange letter 4 to S
  5. MOSSChange letter 2 to O
  6. BOSSChange letter 1 to B
  7. BOOSChange letter 3 to O
  8. BOOPChange letter 4 to P
  9. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. TECH → MECH: change letter 1 to M.
  2. MECH → MESH: change letter 3 to S.
  3. MESH → MESS: change letter 4 to S.
  4. MESS → MOSS: change letter 2 to O.
  5. MOSS → BOSS: change letter 1 to B.
  6. BOSS → BOOS: change letter 3 to O.
  7. BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  8. BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #338 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

MECH, MESH, MESS