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Poople #388 Answer

September 6, 2026 · Starts at ITCH

How many moves?

10 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 1 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes ETCH.

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  1. ITCHYour starting word
  2. ETCHChange letter 1 to E
  3. EACHChange letter 2 to A
  4. MACHChange letter 1 to M
  5. MACEChange letter 4 to E
  6. LACEChange letter 1 to L
  7. LACKChange letter 4 to K
  8. LOCKChange letter 2 to O
  9. LOOKChange letter 3 to O
  10. LOOPChange letter 4 to P
  11. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. ITCH → ETCH: change letter 1 to E.
  2. ETCH → EACH: change letter 2 to A.
  3. EACH → MACH: change letter 1 to M.
  4. MACH → MACE: change letter 4 to E.
  5. MACE → LACE: change letter 1 to L.
  6. LACE → LACK: change letter 4 to K.
  7. LACK → LOCK: change letter 2 to O.
  8. LOCK → LOOK: change letter 3 to O.
  9. LOOK → LOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  10. LOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #388 takes 10 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.