Poople #16: MUST → POOP (2026-09-25)

Puzzle #16 · MUST → POOP · Easy · Par 4

Hints for MUST

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

MUST → MOST

Show one shortest answer

MUST → MOST → MOOT → MOOP → POOP

  1. MUST → MOST: position 2, U → O.
  2. MOST → MOOT: position 3, S → O.
  3. MOOT → MOOP: position 4, T → P.
  4. MOOP → POOP: position 1, M → P.

Par 4. Other shortest routes may exist.

Word graph analysis

MUST has 18 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 1 first move leads toward a shortest route.

The graph contains 3 shortest routes from MUST 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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