Poople #1582026-01-19
Poople #158: JAMS to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from JAMS to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #158.
Play Poople #158
#158 JAMS
J
A
M
S
Poople #158 answer: JAMS to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
jams
cams
camp
comp
pomp
poop
5 movesHardFirst hint: change the 1st letter.
Path analysis
This route reaches POOP in 5 moves. Breadth-first search reaches every route with fewer moves first, so POOP cannot be reached in fewer than 5 moves from JAMS.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 3
The dictionary has 3 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: JAMS → CAMS — change the 1st letter from J to C.
- Move 2: CAMS → CAMP — change the 4th letter from S to P.
- Move 3: CAMP → COMP — change the 2nd letter from A to O.
- Move 4: COMP → POMP — change the 1st letter from C to P.
- Move 5: POMP → POOP — change the 3rd letter from M to O.
This Poople puzzle starts from JAMS and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.