POOPLE #347 · 27 Jul 2026

Poople #347 Answer — SLUM to POOP in 5 Moves

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5shortest moves

7shortest paths

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

You can get from SLUM 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 GLUM. From there, you have 4 moves left.GLUM

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

SLUM · GLUM · GLOM · GLOP · GOOP · POOP

7 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

All 7 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
SLUM	9	5	GLUM, SLAM, SLIM, SLUG, SLUR
GLUM	8	1	GLOM
GLOM	5	1	GLOP
GLOP	8	2	GOOP, PLOP
GOOP	9	1	POOP

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