Start by changing letter 4 of HAZY. Keep the other three letters in place.
Hint 2 One step closer
Your next word begins with H and ends with E. The new letter is E.
Hint 3 Reveal the next word
The next word is HAZE. There are 6 more moves in this route.
Reveal full answer ↓
Poople #226 starts with HAZY. One shortest route uses 7 moves: HAZY → HAZE → HALE → HALL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP. Verified within vocabulary vocab-c77b6bc2.
0HAZY
1HAZE
2HALE
3HALL
4PALL
5POLL
6POOL
7POOP
HAZY → HAZE: change letter 4 from Y to E.
HAZE → HALE: change letter 3 from Z to L.
HALE → HALL: change letter 4 from E to L.
HALL → PALL: change letter 1 from H to P.
PALL → POLL: change letter 2 from A to O.
POLL → POOL: change letter 3 from L to O.
POOL → POOP: change letter 4 from L to P.
Paths checked against the loaded vocabulary. Data sources. Game acceptance may change with dictionary updates.
Timing, sources & verification
Active interval
2026-03-28 08:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-29 08:00:00 UTC
Data last retrieved
2026-10-12 07:28:57 UTC
Vocabulary
vocab-c77b6bc2 · 2,398 words
Shortest-path check
Verified 2026-10-12 07:28:58 UTC by breadth-first search for this snapshot. 7 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 POOL, then changes letter 4 to reach POOP. Its 7 moves match the dictionary distance calculated from the target.
Compare the first move
HAZY has 3 accepted one-letter neighbors in this vocabulary. 2 can begin a shortest route: HAZE, LAZY. Each leaves exactly 6 moves to POOP.
Some longer openings are MAZY (8 total moves). These counts include the first move from HAZY.
Similarity can be misleading
HAZY → HAZE, HAZE → HALE, HALE → HALL 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.
