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PAST PUZZLE · #426
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6 moves to POOP
STARTING WORD
MICS
TARGET WORD
POOP
6 steps on this route · Reveal only what you need
Poople hints for MICS
Hint 1 Which letter changes?
Start by changing letter 3 of MICS. Keep the other three letters in place.
Hint 2 One step closer
Your next word begins with M and ends with S. The new letter is S.
Hint 3 Reveal the next word
The next word is MISS. There are 5 more moves in this route.
MICS to POOP: shortest solution
Reveal full answer
Poople #426 starts with MICS. One shortest route uses 6 moves: MICS TO MISS TO MOSS TO BOSS TO BOOS TO BOOP TO POOP. Verified within vocabulary vocab-c77b6bc2.
0MICS
1MISS
2MOSS
3BOSS
4BOOS
5BOOP
6POOP
MICS to MISS: change letter 3 from C to S.
MISS to MOSS: change letter 2 from I to O.
MOSS to BOSS: change letter 1 from M to B.
BOSS to BOOS: change letter 3 from S to O.
BOOS to BOOP: change letter 4 from S to P.
BOOP to POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
Paths checked against the loaded vocabulary. Data sources. Game acceptance may change with dictionary updates.
Timing, sources & verification
Active interval
2026-10-14 08:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-15 08:00:00 UTC
Data last retrieved
2026-10-14 09:07:46 UTC
Vocabulary
vocab-c77b6bc2 · 2,398 words
Shortest-path check
Verified 2026-10-14 09:07:46 UTC by breadth-first search for this snapshot. 6 moves; dictionary validity differs from live-game acceptance.
Guide by CNBlion · Published 2026-10-14 08:00:00 UTC · Guide updated 2026-10-14 08:00:00 UTC
The route reaches the final bridge BOOP, then changes letter 1 to reach POOP. Its 6 moves match the dictionary distance calculated from the target.
Compare the first move
MICS has 6 accepted one-letter neighbors in this vocabulary. 1 can begin a shortest route: MISS. Each leaves exactly 5 moves to POOP.
Some longer openings are MICA (8 total moves), MICE (7 total moves), PICS (7 total moves). These counts include the first move from MICS.
Similarity can be misleading
MICS to MISS, MOSS to BOSS 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.
