Poople #404 Answer
September 22, 2026 · Starts at WHEN
How many moves?
6 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 4 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes WHEW.
Show the full solution
- WHENYour starting word
- WHEWChange letter 4 to W
- CHEWChange letter 1 to C
- CHOWChange letter 3 to O
- CHOPChange letter 4 to P
- COOPChange letter 2 to O
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- WHEN → WHEW: change letter 4 to W.
- WHEW → CHEW: change letter 1 to C.
- CHEW → CHOW: change letter 3 to O.
- CHOW → CHOP: change letter 4 to P.
- CHOP → COOP: change letter 2 to O.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #404 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.
Words used only in this puzzle
WHEW, CHEW, CHOW