Poople #41 Answer
September 24, 2025 · Starts at HAND
How many moves?
5 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 4 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes HANK.
Show the full solution
- HANDYour starting word
- HANKChange letter 4 to K
- HONKChange letter 2 to O
- HOOKChange letter 3 to O
- HOOPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
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- HAND → HANK: change letter 4 to K.
- HANK → HONK: change letter 2 to O.
- HONK → HOOK: change letter 3 to O.
- HOOK → HOOP: change letter 4 to P.
- HOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #41 takes 5 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.