Poople #424 — October 12, 2026 (WAVY)
Start word WAVY · Par 7 · Medium
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The shortest route takes 7 steps.
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Start by changing letter 3, counting from the left.
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WARY
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 3: V → R
- 02 Letter 4: Y → D
- 03 Letter 2: A → O
- 04 Letter 3: R → O
- 05 Letter 1: W → G
- 06 Letter 4: D → P
- 07 Letter 1: G → P
7 steps
Breadth-first search checks all shorter distances before reaching POOP. A separate search verifies the minimum using the same accepted vocabulary. Every move changes one letter; other shortest routes may exist.
Bridge words
- WARY
- Careful and alert to possible danger.
- WARD
- A hospital room or section for patients.
- WORD
- A unit of language that expresses meaning.
- WOOD
- The hard material inside tree trunks and branches.
- GOOD
- Of high or satisfactory quality.
- GOOP
- A thick, sticky substance; goo.