Poople #1922026-02-22
Poople #192: REAR to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from REAR to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #192.
Play Poople #192
#192 REAR
R
E
A
R
Poople #192 answer: REAR to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
rear
bear
boar
boor
poor
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 REAR.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 4
The dictionary has 4 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: REAR → BEAR — change the 1st letter from R to B.
- Move 2: BEAR → BOAR — change the 2nd letter from E to O.
- Move 3: BOAR → BOOR — change the 3rd letter from A to O.
- Move 4: BOOR → POOR — change the 1st letter from B to P.
- Move 5: POOR → POOP — change the 4th letter from R to P.
This Poople puzzle starts from REAR and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.