Poople #1492026-01-10

Poople #149: WENT to POOP

The shortest 6-step ladder from WENT to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #149.

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#149 WENT

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Poople #149 answer: WENT to POOP

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Answer path

went
bent
beat
boat
boot
boop
poop
6 movesHardFirst hint: change the 1st letter.

Path analysis

This route reaches POOP in 6 moves. Breadth-first search reaches every route with fewer moves first, so POOP cannot be reached in fewer than 6 moves from WENT.

Moves
6
Difficulty
Hard
Shortest paths
15

The dictionary has 15 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.

  1. Move 1: WENTBENT — change the 1st letter from W to B.
  2. Move 2: BENTBEAT — change the 3rd letter from N to A.
  3. Move 3: BEATBOAT — change the 2nd letter from E to O.
  4. Move 4: BOATBOOT — change the 3rd letter from A to O.
  5. Move 5: BOOTBOOP — change the 4th letter from T to P.
  6. Move 6: BOOPPOOP — change the 1st letter from B to P.

This Poople puzzle starts from WENT and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 6 moves.

Poople #149 Answer for 2026-01-10 — WENT to POOP