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Poople #414 · Fri, Oct 2

Poople #414 Answer: ICED to POOP

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Hints for Poople #414

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 8 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Your first move is ACED.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

ICED → ACED → APED → SPED → SLED → PLED → PLOD → PLOP → POOP

Shortest path: 8 steps Brutal

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How the Poople #414 answer works

Poople #414 asks you to turn ICED 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 8 steps. There is only one shortest path, so only one sequence of moves finishes in 8 steps.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 1st letter from I to A: ICED → ACED. 7 steps to go.
  2. Change the 2nd letter from C to P: ACED → APED. 6 steps to go.
  3. Change the 1st letter from A to S: APED → SPED. 5 steps to go.
  4. Change the 2nd letter from P to L: SPED → SLED. 4 steps to go.
  5. Change the 1st letter from S to P: SLED → PLED. 3 steps to go.
  6. Change the 3rd letter from E to O: PLED → PLOD. 2 steps to go.
  7. Change the 4th letter from D to P: PLOD → PLOP. 1 step to go.
  8. Change the 2nd letter from L to O: PLOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for ICED

ICED has 3 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 1 of them moves you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 2 take you further away.

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

Further away, so skip them: ICER, ICES.

How hard is Poople #414?

At 8 steps, Poople #414 is rated Brutal. Across the 31 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.6 steps. Of the other puzzles, 28 were shorter, 1 had the same length and 1 was longer.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #414 answer?+−
Poople #414 (Oct 2, 2026) starts from ICED. The shortest path is ICED → ACED → APED → SPED → SLED → PLED → PLOD → PLOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #414 take?+−
The shortest path from ICED to POOP takes 8 steps. There is 1 shortest path.
What is the first move in Poople #414?+−
The official best path starts ICED → ACED.
Can Poople #414 be solved in fewer than 8 steps?+−
No. 8 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from ICED is at least 7 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #414?+−
Poople #413 started from TEES. The shortest path was TEES → PEES → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #413 page in the archive.