Poople #10: JAIL → POOP (2026-09-19)

Puzzle #10 · JAIL → POOP · Medium · Par 5

Hints for JAIL

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

JAIL → MAIL

Show one shortest answer

JAIL → MAIL → MOIL → MOOL → MOOP → POOP

  1. JAIL → MAIL: position 1, J → M.
  2. MAIL → MOIL: position 2, A → O.
  3. MOIL → MOOL: position 3, I → O.
  4. MOOL → MOOP: position 4, L → P.
  5. MOOP → POOP: position 1, M → P.

Par 5. Other shortest routes may exist.

Word graph analysis

JAIL has 13 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 6 first moves lead toward a shortest route.

The graph contains 9 shortest routes from JAIL 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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