POOPLE #310 · 20 Jun 2026

Poople #310 Answer — TEAK to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves
18shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from TEAK to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 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 BEAK. From there, you have 5 moves left.BEAK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

TEAK · BEAK · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartTEAKYour starting word
  2. Move 1BEAKT — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BEARK — R · letter 4
  4. Move 3BOARE — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOORA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPR — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1

18 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

  1. StartTEAKYour starting word
  2. Move 1BEAKT — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BEARK — R · letter 4
  4. Move 3BOARE — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOORA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPR — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 18 equivalent shortest paths
  1. TEAK · BEAK · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
  2. TEAK · BEAK · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · POOP
  3. TEAK · BEAK · BEAT · BOAT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
  4. TEAK · BEAK · BECK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  5. TEAK · LEAK · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  6. TEAK · LEAK · LEAN · LOAN · LOON · LOOP · POOP
  7. TEAK · PEAK · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  8. TEAK · PEAK · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
  9. TEAK · PEAK · PEEK · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
  10. TEAK · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  11. TEAK · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · TOOL · POOL · POOP
  12. TEAK · TEAM · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  13. TEAK · TEAM · TRAM · PRAM · PROM · PROP · POOP
  14. TEAK · TEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
  15. TEAK · TEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · POOP
  16. TEAK · TEAT · BEAT · BOAT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
  17. TEAK · TEAT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  18. TEAK · TEAT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP

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
TEAK97BEAK, LEAK, PEAK, TEAL, TEAM, TEAR, TEAT
BEAK113BEAR, BEAT, BECK
BEAR191BOAR
BOAR71BOOR
BOOR112BOOP, POOR
BOOP121POOP

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

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