Puzzle #458 · Sun, Nov 15

Poople Answer Today: Hints & Solution

Turn FURS into POOP in 6 steps

Today's puzzle

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Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 6 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st or 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: BURS, CURS, FURL.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

FURS → FURL → FULL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP

All 13 shortest paths
  1. FURS → BURS → BUBS → BOBS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  2. FURS → BURS → BUDS → BODS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  3. FURS → BURS → BUGS → BOGS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  4. FURS → BURS → BUMS → BUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP
  5. FURS → BURS → BURN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP
  6. FURS → BURS → BURP → BUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP
  7. FURS → BURS → BUTS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  8. FURS → BURS → BUYS → BOYS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  9. FURS → CURS → CUBS → COBS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  10. FURS → CURS → CUPS → COPS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  11. FURS → CURS → CUTS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  12. FURS → FURL → FULL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  13. FURS → FURL → PURL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP

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Poople #458 answer and every shortest path

About today's Poople

Poople #458 (Nov 15, 2026) starts from FURS. The shortest path takes 6 steps, which is rated Tricky. On this site, 57 puzzles were shorter and 14 were longer.

For the step-by-step explanation, the first moves to avoid and every shortest path, open the Poople #458 answer page.

Yesterday's Poople answer

Yesterday's Poople (#457, Nov 14, 2026) started from TIRE and took 5 steps: TIRE → TIME → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP.

Poople answer yesterday, step by step · Full hints and every shortest path for Poople #457

Recent Poople answers

Including today, over the last 7 puzzles the shortest path averaged 6 steps. The longest was Poople #453 (ICES) at 9 steps.

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FAQ

What is today's Poople answer?+−
Today's Poople (#458, Nov 15, 2026) starts from FURS and takes 6 steps: FURS → FURL → FULL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP. Try the hints above first if you want to solve it yourself.
What was yesterday's Poople answer?+−
Yesterday's Poople (#457) started from TIRE. The shortest path was TIRE → TIME → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP.
What is Poople?+−
Poople is a daily word ladder game: change one letter at a time to turn the starting word into POOP in as few steps as possible.
When does the Poople answer change?+−
A new Poople puzzle starts every day at 08:00 UTC. This page updates shortly after that.
Is the answer here the same as the official one?+−
Yes. We use the same word list and pick the same best path as the official game, and we list every other shortest path too.
Is this the official Poople site?+−
No. Poople Hints is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Poople. Play the official game at poople.io.