Poople #9: ACME → POOP (2026-09-18)
Puzzle #9 · ACME → POOP · Hard · Par 6
Hints for ACME
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 2 first.
Hint 2: Reveal the first word
ACME → ALME
Show one shortest answer
ACME → ALME → ALOE → SLOE → SLOP → SOOP → POOP
- ACME → ALME: position 2, C → L.
- ALME → ALOE: position 3, M → O.
- ALOE → SLOE: position 1, A → S.
- SLOE → SLOP: position 4, E → P.
- SLOP → SOOP: position 2, L → O.
- SOOP → POOP: position 1, S → P.
Par 6. Other shortest routes may exist.
Word graph analysis
ACME has 4 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 1 first move leads toward a shortest route.
The graph contains 7 shortest routes from ACME 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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