Poople #422 Answer
October 10, 2026 · Starts at GEMS
How many moves?
6 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 2 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes GAMS.
Show the full solution
- GEMSYour starting word
- GAMSChange letter 2 to A
- CAMSChange letter 1 to C
- CAMPChange letter 4 to P
- COMPChange letter 2 to O
- COOPChange letter 3 to O
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- GEMS → GAMS: change letter 2 to A.
- GAMS → CAMS: change letter 1 to C.
- CAMS → CAMP: change letter 4 to P.
- CAMP → COMP: change letter 2 to O.
- COMP → COOP: change letter 3 to O.
- COOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #422 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
GAMS