Poople #3462026-07-26

Poople #346: WHAM to POOP

The shortest 5-step ladder from WHAM to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #346.

Play Poople #346

#346 WHAM

W
H
A
M
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Poople #346 answer: WHAM to POOP

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Answer path

wham
whap
chap
chop
coop
poop
5 movesHardFirst hint: change the 4th 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 WHAM.

Moves
5
Difficulty
Hard
Shortest paths
1

The dictionary has one shortest route for this puzzle.

  1. Move 1: WHAMWHAP — change the 4th letter from M to P.
  2. Move 2: WHAPCHAP — change the 1st letter from W to C.
  3. Move 3: CHAPCHOP — change the 3rd letter from A to O.
  4. Move 4: CHOPCOOP — change the 2nd letter from H to O.
  5. Move 5: COOPPOOP — change the 1st letter from C to P.

This Poople puzzle starts from WHAM and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 5 moves.

Poople #346 Answer for 2026-07-26 — WHAM to POOP