POOPLE #322 · 2 Jul 2026

Poople #322 Answer — NANO to POOP in 7 Moves

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7shortest moves
12shortest paths
Trickyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from NANO 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 MANO. From there, you have 6 moves left.MANO
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartNANOYour starting word
  2. Move 1MANON — M · letter 1
  3. Move 2MONOA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3MONKO — K · letter 4
  5. Move 4BONKM — B · letter 1
  6. Move 5BOOKN — O · letter 3
  7. Move 6BOOPK — P · letter 4
  8. Move 7POOPB — P · letter 1

12 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

  1. StartNANOYour starting word
  2. Move 1MANON — M · letter 1
  3. Move 2MONOA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3MONKO — K · letter 4
  5. Move 4BONKM — B · letter 1
  6. Move 5BOOKN — O · letter 3
  7. Move 6BOOPK — P · letter 4
  8. Move 7POOPB — P · letter 1
All 12 equivalent shortest paths
  1. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  2. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · CONK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  3. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  4. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · MOOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  5. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · MOOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  6. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · MOOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  7. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · MOOK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  8. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONK · MOOK · MOOR · POOR · POOP
  9. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  10. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  11. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  12. NANO · MANO · MONO · MONS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · 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
NANO21MANO
MANO71MONO
MONO42MONK, MONS
MONK104BONK, CONK, HONK, MOOK
BONK131BOOK
BOOK171BOOP
BOOP121POOP

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

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