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Poople #412 · Wed, Sep 30

Poople #412 Answer: GAGE to POOP

GAGE POOP

Hints for Poople #412

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 6 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st or 3rd or 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: CAGE, GAGS, GALE, GAME, PAGE, SAGE.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

GAGE → GAME → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP

All 23 shortest paths
  1. GAGE → CAGE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  2. GAGE → CAGE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  3. GAGE → CAGE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  4. GAGE → CAGE → CAME → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  5. GAGE → CAGE → CAME → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  6. GAGE → GAGS → BAGS → BOGS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  7. GAGE → GALE → GALL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  8. GAGE → GALE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  9. GAGE → GALE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  10. GAGE → GALE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  11. GAGE → GAME → CAME → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  12. GAGE → GAME → CAME → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  13. GAGE → GAME → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  14. GAGE → GAME → CAME → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  15. GAGE → GAME → CAME → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  16. GAGE → GAME → DAME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  17. GAGE → GAME → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  18. GAGE → GAME → TAME → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  19. GAGE → PAGE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  20. GAGE → PAGE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  21. GAGE → PAGE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  22. GAGE → PAGE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  23. GAGE → SAGE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP

Play Poople #412

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Shortest path: 6 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #412 answer works

Poople #412 asks you to turn GAGE into POOP by changing one letter at a time, and every word on the way has to be in the Poople word list. The shortest path takes 6 steps. There are 23 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 3rd letter from G to M: GAGE → GAME. 5 steps to go.
  2. Change the 1st letter from G to C: GAME → CAME. 4 steps to go.
  3. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: CAME → COME. 3 steps to go.
  4. Change the 4th letter from E to P: COME → COMP. 2 steps to go.
  5. Change the 3rd letter from M to O: COMP → COOP. 1 step to go.
  6. Change the 1st letter from C to P: COOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for GAGE

GAGE has 14 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 6 of them move you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 8 keep you at the same distance.

Which first moves to avoid (may reveal the first move)

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: GAGA, GAPE, GATE, GAVE, GAZE, MAGE, RAGE, WAGE.

How hard is Poople #412?

At 6 steps, Poople #412 is rated Tricky. Across the 105 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.7 steps. Of the other puzzles, 57 were shorter, 33 had the same length and 14 were longer.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #412 answer?+−
Poople #412 (Sep 30, 2026) starts from GAGE. The shortest path is GAGE → GAME → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #412 take?+−
The shortest path from GAGE to POOP takes 6 steps. There are 23 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #412?+−
The official best path starts GAGE → GAME. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #412 be solved in fewer than 6 steps?+−
No. 6 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from GAGE is at least 5 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #412?+−
Poople #411 started from PAIN. The shortest path was PAIN → PAIL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #411 page in the archive.