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Poople #428 · Fri, Oct 16

Poople #428 Answer: DOJO to POOP

DOJO POOP

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Hints for Poople #428

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 7 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Your first move is MOJO.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP

All 12 shortest paths
  1. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → BONK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  2. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → CONK → COOK → COOP → POOP
  3. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → HONK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  4. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  5. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → COOK → COOP → POOP
  6. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  7. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  8. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → MOOR → POOR → POOP
  9. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  10. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONS → MOOS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  11. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONS → MOOS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  12. DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONS → MOOS → MOOR → POOR → POOP

Shortest path: 7 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #428 answer works

Poople #428 asks you to turn DOJO 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 12 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 1st letter from D to M: DOJO → MOJO. 6 steps to go.
  2. Change the 3rd letter from J to N: MOJO → MONO. 5 steps to go.
  3. Change the 4th letter from O to K: MONO → MONK. 4 steps to go.
  4. Change the 3rd letter from N to O: MONK → MOOK. 3 steps to go.
  5. Change the 1st letter from M to L: MOOK → LOOK. 2 steps to go.
  6. Change the 4th letter from K to P: LOOK → LOOP. 1 step to go.
  7. Change the 1st letter from L to P: LOOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for DOJO

DOJO has 2 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 1 of them moves you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 1 takes you further away.

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

Further away, so skip them: DODO.

How hard is Poople #428?

At 7 steps, Poople #428 is rated Tricky. Across the 75 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.7 steps. Of the other puzzles, 65 were shorter, 5 had the same length and 4 were longer.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #428 answer?+−
Poople #428 (Oct 16, 2026) starts from DOJO. The shortest path is DOJO → MOJO → MONO → MONK → MOOK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #428 take?+−
The shortest path from DOJO to POOP takes 7 steps. There are 12 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #428?+−
The official best path starts DOJO → MOJO.
Can Poople #428 be solved in fewer than 7 steps?+−
No. 7 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from DOJO is at least 6 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #428?+−
Poople #427 started from LAWN. The shortest path was LAWN → LAIN → LOIN → LOON → LOOP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #427 page in the archive.