POOPLE #244 · 15 Apr 2026

JAVA to POOP.

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7shortest moves

8shortest paths

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

You can get from JAVA to POOP in 7 moves. That means 8 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 LAVA. From there, you have 6 moves left.LAVA

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

JAVA · LAVA · LAMA · LAMP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP

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

Every step, explained.

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All 8 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
JAVA	3	1	LAVA
LAVA	6	1	LAMA
LAMA	7	3	LAMP, LIMA, LUMA
LAMP	10	4	CAMP, LIMP, LUMP, RAMP
CAMP	11	1	COMP
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.