Poople #1952026-02-25
Poople #195: MODE to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from MODE to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #195.
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#195 MODE
M
O
D
E
Poople #195 answer: MODE to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
mode
bode
bods
boos
boop
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 MODE.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 14
The dictionary has 14 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: MODE → BODE — change the 1st letter from M to B.
- Move 2: BODE → BODS — change the 4th letter from E to S.
- Move 3: BODS → BOOS — change the 3rd letter from D to O.
- Move 4: BOOS → BOOP — change the 4th letter from S to P.
- Move 5: BOOP → POOP — change the 1st letter from B to P.
This Poople puzzle starts from MODE and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.