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POOPLE #435 · 23 Oct 2026

GENE to POOP.

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6shortest moves
11shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GENE 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 2. 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 GONE. From there, you have 5 moves left.GONE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

GENE · GONE · BONE · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartGENEYour starting word
  2. Move 1GONEE — O · letter 2
  3. Move 2BONEG — B · letter 1
  4. Move 3BONKE — K · letter 4
  5. Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1

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

Every step, explained.

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

  1. StartGENEYour starting word
  2. Move 1GONEE — O · letter 2
  3. Move 2BONEG — B · letter 1
  4. Move 3BONKE — K · letter 4
  5. Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 11 equivalent shortest paths
  1. GENE · GONE · BONE · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  2. GENE · GONE · CONE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
  3. GENE · GONE · CONE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
  4. GENE · GONE · CONE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
  5. GENE · GONE · CONE · CONK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  6. GENE · GONE · CONE · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  7. GENE · GONE · DONE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
  8. GENE · GONE · GORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
  9. GENE · GONE · HONE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
  10. GENE · GONE · HONE · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  11. GENE · GONE · TONE · TOME · POME · POMP · 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
GENE21GONE
GONE116BONE, CONE, DONE, GORE, HONE, TONE
BONE151BONK
BONK131BOOK
BOOK171BOOP
BOOP121POOP

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