Poople #2292026-03-31
Poople #229: READ to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from READ to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #229.
Play Poople #229
#229 READ
R
E
A
D
Poople #229 answer: READ to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
read
road
goad
good
goop
poop
5 movesHardFirst hint: change the 2nd 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 READ.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 4
The dictionary has 4 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: READ → ROAD — change the 2nd letter from E to O.
- Move 2: ROAD → GOAD — change the 1st letter from R to G.
- Move 3: GOAD → GOOD — change the 3rd letter from A to O.
- Move 4: GOOD → GOOP — change the 4th letter from D to P.
- Move 5: GOOP → POOP — change the 1st letter from G to P.
This Poople puzzle starts from READ and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.