Poople #12: MALE → POOP (2026-09-21)
Puzzle #12 · MALE → POOP · Medium · Par 5
Hints for MALE
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
MALE → MOLE
Show one shortest answer
MALE → MOLE → GOLE → GOLP → GOOP → POOP
- MALE → MOLE: position 2, A → O.
- MOLE → GOLE: position 1, M → G.
- GOLE → GOLP: position 4, E → P.
- GOLP → GOOP: position 3, L → O.
- GOOP → POOP: position 1, G → P.
Par 5. Other shortest routes may exist.
Word graph analysis
MALE has 32 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 7 first moves lead toward a shortest route.
The graph contains 40 shortest routes from MALE 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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