Start by changing letter 1 of LANE. Keep the other three letters in place.
Hint 2 One step closer
Your next word begins with S and ends with E. The new letter is S.
Hint 3 Reveal the next word
The next word is SANE. There are 5 more moves in this route.
Reveal full answer ↓
Poople #224 starts with LANE. One shortest route uses 6 moves: LANE → SANE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP. Verified within vocabulary vocab-c77b6bc2.
0LANE
1SANE
2SAME
3SOME
4POME
5POMP
6POOP
LANE → SANE: change letter 1 from L to S.
SANE → SAME: change letter 3 from N to M.
SAME → SOME: change letter 2 from A to O.
SOME → POME: change letter 1 from S to P.
POME → POMP: change letter 4 from E to P.
POMP → POOP: change letter 3 from M to O.
Paths checked against the loaded vocabulary. Data sources. Game acceptance may change with dictionary updates.
Timing, sources & verification
Active interval
2026-03-26 08:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-27 08:00:00 UTC
Data last retrieved
2026-10-12 08:32:48 UTC
Vocabulary
vocab-c77b6bc2 · 2,398 words
Shortest-path check
Verified 2026-10-12 08:35:23 UTC by breadth-first search for this snapshot. 6 moves; dictionary validity differs from live-game acceptance.
Guide by CNBlion · Published 2026-10-12 03:46:19 UTC · Guide updated 2026-10-12 04:54:51 UTC
The route reaches the final bridge POMP, then changes letter 3 to reach POOP. Its 6 moves match the dictionary distance calculated from the target.
Compare the first move
LANE has 18 accepted one-letter neighbors in this vocabulary. 9 can begin a shortest route: BANE, CANE, LACE, LAME, LANK, LINE, LONE, PANE, SANE. Each leaves exactly 5 moves to POOP.
Some longer openings are LAKE (7 total moves), LAND (7 total moves), LATE (7 total moves). These counts include the first move from LANE.
Similarity can be misleading
LANE → SANE, SANE → SAME do not reduce the number of letters that differ from POOP, but still belong to a minimum-move route. Reachable word connections matter more than matching letters immediately.
If a word is rejected
Enter the last accepted word in the solver, exclude the rejected word, and recalculate. A shorter dictionary can require more moves. Read the strategy guide for a worked detour example.
