Poople #424 · Mon, Oct 12
Poople #424 Answer: WAVY to POOP
WAVY POOP
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WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
All 36 shortest paths
- WAVY → WARY → WARD → WORD → WOOD → GOOD → GOOP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARD → WORD → WOOD → HOOD → HOOP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARD → WORD → WOOD → WOOF → POOF → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARD → WORD → WOOD → WOOL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARN → BARN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARN → WORN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARP → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
- WAVY → WARY → WARP → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → PAVE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → PAVE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → PAVE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → PAVE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → SAVE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WAKE → WOKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WALE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WALE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WALE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WALE → WALL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WARE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → DOVE → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → WOKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAVY → WAVE → WOVE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
Shortest path: 7 steps Tricky
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How the Poople #424 answer works
Poople #424 asks you to turn WAVY 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 7 steps. There are 36 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.
Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
- Change the 4th letter from Y to E: WAVY → WAVE. 6 steps to go.
- Change the 1st letter from W to C: WAVE → CAVE. 5 steps to go.
- Change the 3rd letter from V to M: CAVE → CAME. 4 steps to go.
- Change the 2nd letter from A to O: CAME → COME. 3 steps to go.
- Change the 4th letter from E to P: COME → COMP. 2 steps to go.
- Change the 3rd letter from M to O: COMP → COOP. 1 step to go.
- Change the 1st letter from C to P: COOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.
First-move traps for WAVY
WAVY has 4 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 2 of them move you closer to POOP.
Of the others, 2 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: NAVY, WAXY.
How hard is Poople #424?
At 7 steps, Poople #424 is rated Tricky. Across the 71 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.6 steps. Of the other puzzles, 62 were shorter, 4 had the same length and 4 were longer.
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