POOPLE #199 · 1 Mar 2026

ROVE to POOP.

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5shortest moves

9shortest paths

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01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from ROVE to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.

02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.

One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.

03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.

Try COVE. From there, you have 4 moves left.COVE

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

ROVE · COVE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP

9 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation

Every step, explained.

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All 9 equivalent shortest paths

Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.

Word	Legal choices	On a shortest route	Next words on a shortest route
ROVE	12	5	COVE, DOVE, ROLE, ROPE, ROSE
COVE	14	1	COME
COME	17	2	COMP, POME
COMP	8	2	COOP, POMP
COOP	14	1	POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.