Poople #424 Answer

October 12, 2026 · Starts at WAVY

How many moves?

7 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 3 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes WARY.

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  1. WAVYYour starting word
  2. WARYChange letter 3 to R
  3. WARDChange letter 4 to D
  4. WORDChange letter 2 to O
  5. WOODChange letter 3 to O
  6. GOODChange letter 1 to G
  7. GOOPChange letter 4 to P
  8. POOPChange letter 1 to P

Step by step

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  1. WAVY → WARY: change letter 3 to R.
  2. WARY → WARD: change letter 4 to D.
  3. WARD → WORD: change letter 2 to O.
  4. WORD → WOOD: change letter 3 to O.
  5. WOOD → GOOD: change letter 1 to G.
  6. GOOD → GOOP: change letter 4 to P.
  7. GOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #424 takes 7 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.