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Poople #441 · Thu, Oct 29

Poople #441 Answer: CART to POOP

CART POOP

Hints for Poople #441

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 5 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 3rd or 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: CARP, CAST.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

CART → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP

All 3 shortest paths
  1. CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  2. CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  3. CART → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP

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How the Poople #441 answer works

Poople #441 asks you to turn CART 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 5 steps. There are 3 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 R to S: CART → CAST. 4 steps to go.
  2. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: CAST → COST. 3 steps to go.
  3. Change the 3rd letter from S to O: COST → COOT. 2 steps to go.
  4. Change the 4th letter from T to P: COOT → COOP. 1 step to go.
  5. Change the 1st letter from C to P: COOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for CART

CART has 16 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 2 of them move you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 4 take you further away and 10 keep you at the same distance.

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

Further away, so skip them: DART, KART, MART, WART.

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: CANT, CARB, CARD, CARE, CARS, CURT, FART, HART, PART, TART.

How hard is Poople #441?

At 5 steps, Poople #441 is rated Easy. Across the 105 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.7 steps. Of the other puzzles, 56 had the same length and 48 were longer. No puzzle on this site was shorter.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #441 answer?+−
Poople #441 (Oct 29, 2026) starts from CART. The shortest path is CART → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #441 take?+−
The shortest path from CART to POOP takes 5 steps. There are 3 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #441?+−
The official best path starts CART → CAST. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #441 be solved in fewer than 5 steps?+−
No. 5 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from CART is at least 4 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #441?+−
Poople #440 started from CRUX. The shortest path was CRUX → CRUD → CRED → CREW → CROW → CROP → PROP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #440 page in the archive.