Poople #3002026-06-10
Poople #300: RIMS to POOP
The shortest 5-step ladder from RIMS to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #300.
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#300 RIMS
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Poople #300 answer: RIMS to POOP
Hidden
Answer path
rims
rams
ramp
romp
pomp
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 RIMS.
- Moves
- 5
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 3
The dictionary has 3 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: RIMS → RAMS — change the 2nd letter from I to A.
- Move 2: RAMS → RAMP — change the 4th letter from S to P.
- Move 3: RAMP → ROMP — change the 2nd letter from A to O.
- Move 4: ROMP → POMP — change the 1st letter from R to P.
- Move 5: POMP → POOP — change the 3rd letter from M to O.
This Poople puzzle starts from RIMS and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.