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Poople #76 Answer

October 29, 2025 · Starts at OWES

How many moves?

8 moves to POOP on a shortest path.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 1 first.

What is the first word?

The first move makes EWES.

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  1. OWESYour starting word
  2. EWESChange letter 1 to E
  3. EYESChange letter 2 to Y
  4. DYESChange letter 1 to D
  5. DOESChange letter 2 to O
  6. DOERChange letter 4 to R
  7. DOORChange letter 3 to O
  8. POORChange letter 1 to P
  9. POOPChange letter 4 to P

Step by step

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  1. OWES → EWES: change letter 1 to E.
  2. EWES → EYES: change letter 2 to Y.
  3. EYES → DYES: change letter 1 to D.
  4. DYES → DOES: change letter 2 to O.
  5. DOES → DOER: change letter 4 to R.
  6. DOER → DOOR: change letter 3 to O.
  7. DOOR → POOR: change letter 1 to P.
  8. POOR → POOP: change letter 4 to P.

How this puzzle compares

Poople #76 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.

Words used only in this puzzle

EWES