Poople #282025-09-11
Poople #28: THUS to POOP
The shortest 7-step ladder from THUS to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #28.
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#28 THUS
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Poople #28 answer: THUS to POOP
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Answer path
thus
this
thin
chin
chip
chop
coop
poop
7 movesBrutalFirst hint: change the 3rd letter.
Path analysis
This route reaches POOP in 7 moves. Breadth-first search reaches every route with fewer moves first, so POOP cannot be reached in fewer than 7 moves from THUS.
- Moves
- 7
- Difficulty
- Brutal
- Shortest paths
- 1
The dictionary has one shortest route for this puzzle.
- Move 1: THUS → THIS — change the 3rd letter from U to I.
- Move 2: THIS → THIN — change the 4th letter from S to N.
- Move 3: THIN → CHIN — change the 1st letter from T to C.
- Move 4: CHIN → CHIP — change the 4th letter from N to P.
- Move 5: CHIP → CHOP — change the 3rd letter from I to O.
- Move 6: CHOP → COOP — change the 2nd letter from H to O.
- Move 7: COOP → POOP — change the 1st letter from C to P.
This Poople puzzle starts from THUS and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 7 moves.