Poople #4182026-10-06
Poople #418: RENT to POOP
The shortest 6-step ladder from RENT to POOP, plus the full solution and a replay of puzzle #418.
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#418 RENT
R
E
N
T
Poople #418 answer: RENT to POOP
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Answer path
rent
bent
beat
boat
boot
boop
poop
6 movesHardFirst hint: change the 1st letter.
Path analysis
This route reaches POOP in 6 moves. Breadth-first search reaches every route with fewer moves first, so POOP cannot be reached in fewer than 6 moves from RENT.
- Moves
- 6
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Shortest paths
- 8
The dictionary has 8 equally short routes; the route below is one of them.
- Move 1: RENT → BENT — change the 1st letter from R to B.
- Move 2: BENT → BEAT — change the 3rd letter from N to A.
- Move 3: BEAT → BOAT — change the 2nd letter from E to O.
- Move 4: BOAT → BOOT — change the 3rd letter from A to O.
- Move 5: BOOT → BOOP — change the 4th letter from T to P.
- Move 6: BOOP → POOP — change the 1st letter from B to P.
This Poople puzzle starts from RENT and reaches POOP by changing one letter at a time. The shortest known path takes 6 moves.