Poople #379 Answer
August 28, 2026 · Starts at MICA
How many moves?
7 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 4 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes MICE.
Show the full solution
- MICAYour starting word
- MICEChange letter 4 to E
- DICEChange letter 1 to D
- DIMEChange 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
Show every move explained
- MICA → MICE: change letter 4 to E.
- MICE → DICE: change letter 1 to D.
- DICE → DIME: change letter 3 to M.
- DIME → 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 #379 takes 7 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.