Poople #426 — October 14, 2026 (MICS)
Start word MICS · Par 6 · Medium
Three hints, one at a time
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The shortest route takes 6 steps.
Show a positional tip
Start by changing letter 3, counting from the left.
Show the first bridge word
MISS
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 3: C → S
- 02 Letter 2: I → O
- 03 Letter 1: M → B
- 04 Letter 3: S → O
- 05 Letter 4: S → P
- 06 Letter 1: B → P
6 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
- MISS
- To fail to hit, reach, or make contact with something.
- MOSS
- A small, leafy plant often growing in dense clumps.
- BOSS
- A person who supervises other people's work.
- BOOS
- Shouts expressing disapproval.
- BOOP
- To give someone or something a brief, light touch.