POOPLE #213 · 15 Mar 2026

Poople #213 Answer — FUEL to POOP in 5 Moves

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5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FUEL 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 3. 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 FULL. From there, you have 4 moves left.FULL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

FUEL · FULL · PULL · POLL · POOL · POOP

  1. StartFUELYour starting word
  2. Move 1FULLE — L · letter 3
  3. Move 2PULLF — P · letter 1
  4. Move 3POLLU — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4

1 shortest path in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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  1. StartFUELYour starting word
  2. Move 1FULLE — L · letter 3
  3. Move 2PULLF — P · letter 1
  4. Move 3POLLU — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4

This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.

Choices at every step

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

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
FUEL41FULL
FULL141PULL
PULL151POLL
POLL121POOL
POOL81POOP

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

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