Poople #2922026-06-02
Poople #292: MUSS to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from MUSS to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #292.
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#292 MUSS
M
U
S
S
Poople #292 answer: MUSS to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
muss
moss
boss
boos
boop
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 MUSS.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 4
The dictionary has 4 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: MUSS → MOSS — change the 2nd letter from U to O.
- Move 2: MOSS → BOSS — change the 1st letter from M to B.
- Move 3: BOSS → BOOS — change the 3rd letter from S 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 MUSS and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.