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Poople #420 Answer

October 8, 2026 · Starts at OMEN

How many moves?

9 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 2 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes OPEN.

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  1. OMENYour starting word
  2. OPENChange letter 2 to P
  3. OPESChange letter 4 to S
  4. OPTSChange letter 3 to T
  5. OATSChange letter 2 to A
  6. BATSChange letter 1 to B
  7. BOTSChange letter 2 to O
  8. BOOSChange letter 3 to O
  9. BOOPChange letter 4 to P
  10. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. OMEN → OPEN: change letter 2 to P.
  2. OPEN → OPES: change letter 4 to S.
  3. OPES → OPTS: change letter 3 to T.
  4. OPTS → OATS: change letter 2 to A.
  5. OATS → BATS: change letter 1 to B.
  6. BATS → BOTS: change letter 2 to O.
  7. BOTS → BOOS: change letter 3 to O.
  8. BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  9. BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #420 takes 9 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

OPEN, OPES