Poople #428 — October 16, 2026 (DOJO)
Start word DOJO · Par 7 · Medium
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MOJO
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 1: D → M
- 02 Letter 3: J → N
- 03 Letter 4: O → K
- 04 Letter 1: M → B
- 05 Letter 3: N → O
- 06 Letter 4: K → P
- 07 Letter 1: B → 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
- MOJO
- A magical charm or seemingly supernatural power.
- MONO
- Sound reproduced through a single audio channel.
- MONK
- A man belonging to a religious order and living in a monastery.
- BONK
- To hit someone or something; informal.
- BOOK
- Written or printed pages fastened together inside a cover.
- BOOP
- To give someone or something a brief, light touch.