Poople #438 Answer
October 26, 2026 · Starts at ANTE
How many moves?
8 moves to POOP on a shortest path.
Which letter changes first?
Change letter 4 first.
What is the first word?
The first move makes ANTS.
Show the full solution
- ANTEYour starting word
- ANTSChange letter 4 to S
- ANDSChange letter 3 to D
- AIDSChange letter 2 to I
- BIDSChange letter 1 to B
- BODSChange letter 2 to O
- BOOSChange letter 3 to O
- BOOPChange letter 4 to P
- POOPChange letter 1 to P
Step by step
Show every move explained
- ANTE → ANTS: change letter 4 to S.
- ANTS → ANDS: change letter 3 to D.
- ANDS → AIDS: change letter 2 to I.
- AIDS → BIDS: change letter 1 to B.
- BIDS → BODS: change letter 2 to O.
- BODS → BOOS: change letter 3 to O.
- BOOS → BOOP: change letter 4 to P.
- BOOP → POOP: change letter 1 to P.
How this puzzle compares
Poople #438 takes 8 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.