POOPLE #104 · 26 Nov 2025

Poople #104 Answer — FAUX to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves
3shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeNo words revealed.
You can get from FAUX to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 words, including the start.
02A little more directionWhich letter changes first?
One shortest route starts by changing letter 2. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word.
Try FLUX. From there, you have 5 moves left.FLUX
04The full answerReveal the complete route.

FAUX · FLUX · FLAX · FLAP · FLOP · PLOP · POOP

  1. StartFAUXYour starting word
  2. Move 1FLUXA — L · letter 2
  3. Move 2FLAXU — A · letter 3
  4. Move 3FLAPX — P · letter 4
  5. Move 4FLOPA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5PLOPF — P · letter 1
  7. Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2

3 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

  1. StartFAUXYour starting word
  2. Move 1FLUXA — L · letter 2
  3. Move 2FLAXU — A · letter 3
  4. Move 3FLAPX — P · letter 4
  5. Move 4FLOPA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5PLOPF — P · letter 1
  7. Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
  1. FAUX · FLUX · FLAX · FLAP · FLOP · PLOP · POOP
  2. FAUX · FLUX · FLAX · FLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  3. FAUX · FLUX · FLUE · FLOE · FLOP · PLOP · POOP

Choices at every step

Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
FAUX21FLUX
FLUX52FLAX, FLUE
FLAX101FLAP
FLAP132FLOP, PLAP
FLOP91PLOP
PLOP111POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.

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