Poople #26: WAKE → POOP (2026-10-05)
Puzzle #26 · WAKE → POOP · Medium · Par 5
Hints for WAKE
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
WAKE → WOKE
Show one shortest answer
WAKE → WOKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WAKE → WOKE: position 2, A → O.
- WOKE → POKE: position 1, W → P.
- POKE → POME: position 3, K → M.
- POME → POMP: position 4, E → P.
- POMP → POOP: position 3, M → O.
Par 5. Other shortest routes may exist.
Word graph analysis
WAKE has 23 valid one-letter neighbors in this word list. 1 first move leads toward a shortest route.
The graph contains 2 shortest routes from WAKE 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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