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POOPLE #439 · 27 Oct 2026

CYAN to POOP.

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5shortest moves
4shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from CYAN 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 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 CLAN. From there, you have 4 moves left.CLAN
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

CYAN · CLAN · CLAP · CLOP · COOP · POOP

  1. StartCYANYour starting word
  2. Move 1CLANY — L · letter 2
  3. Move 2CLAPN — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3CLOPA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4COOPL — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1

4 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. StartCYANYour starting word
  2. Move 1CLANY — L · letter 2
  3. Move 2CLAPN — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3CLOPA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4COOPL — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
  1. CYAN · CLAN · CLAP · CLOP · COOP · POOP
  2. CYAN · CLAN · CLAP · CLOP · PLOP · POOP
  3. CYAN · CLAN · CLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  4. CYAN · CLAN · PLAN · PLAP · 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
CYAN11CLAN
CLAN92CLAP, PLAN
CLAP122CLOP, PLAP
CLOP132COOP, PLOP
COOP141POOP

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