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PAST PUZZLE · #428
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7 moves to POOP
STARTING WORD
DOJO
TARGET WORD
POOP
7 steps on this route · Reveal only what you need
Poople hints for DOJO
Hint 1 Which letter changes?
Start by changing letter 1 of DOJO. Keep the other three letters in place.
Hint 2 One step closer
Your next word begins with M and ends with O. The new letter is M.
Hint 3 Reveal the next word
The next word is MOJO. There are 6 more moves in this route.
DOJO to POOP: shortest solution
Reveal full answer
Poople #428 starts with DOJO. One shortest route uses 7 moves: DOJO TO MOJO TO MONO TO MONK TO BONK TO BOOK TO BOOP TO POOP. Verified within vocabulary vocab-c77b6bc2.
0DOJO
1MOJO
2MONO
3MONK
4BONK
5BOOK
6BOOP
7POOP
DOJO to MOJO: change letter 1 from D to M.
MOJO to MONO: change letter 3 from J to N.
MONO to MONK: change letter 4 from O to K.
MONK to BONK: change letter 1 from M to B.
BONK to BOOK: change letter 3 from N to O.
BOOK to BOOP: change letter 4 from K to P.
BOOP to POOP: change letter 1 from B to P.
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Timing, sources & verification
Active interval
2026-10-16 08:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC
Data last retrieved
2026-10-15 07:42:15 UTC
Vocabulary
vocab-c77b6bc2 · 2,398 words
Shortest-path check
Verified 2026-10-16 09:15:31 UTC by breadth-first search for this snapshot. 7 moves; dictionary validity differs from live-game acceptance.
Guide by CNBlion · Published 2026-10-16 08:00:00 UTC · Guide updated 2026-10-16 08:00:00 UTC
The route reaches the final bridge BOOP, then changes letter 1 to reach POOP. Its 7 moves match the dictionary distance calculated from the target.
Compare the first move
DOJO has 2 accepted one-letter neighbors in this vocabulary. 1 can begin a shortest route: MOJO. Each leaves exactly 6 moves to POOP.
Some longer openings are DODO (9 total moves). These counts include the first move from DOJO.
Similarity can be misleading
DOJO to MOJO, MOJO to MONO, MONO to MONK, MONK to BONK 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.
