Poople #5: FIVE → POOP (2026-09-14)

Puzzle #5 · FIVE → POOP · Hard · Par 6

Hints for FIVE

Open each clue when you want it; the full route is below.

Hint 1: Where does this route begin?

In the route shown here, change position 1 first.

Hint 2: Reveal the first word

FIVE → CIVE

Show one shortest answer

FIVE → CIVE → COVE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP

  1. FIVE → CIVE: position 1, F → C.
  2. CIVE → COVE: position 2, I → O.
  3. COVE → COME: position 3, V → M.
  4. COME → COMP: position 4, E → P.
  5. COMP → COOP: position 3, M → O.
  6. COOP → POOP: position 1, C → P.

Par 6. Other shortest routes may exist.

Word graph analysis

FIVE has 16 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 10 first moves lead toward a shortest route.

The graph contains 56 shortest routes from FIVE to POOP. Each move changes one letter; distances come from our verified shortest-path graph calculations over our curated four-letter dictionary.

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