POOPLE #111 · 3 Dec 2025

Poople #111 Answer — FAWN to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves
8shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FAWN to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.
Try DAWN. From there, you have 5 moves left.DAWN
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

FAWN · DAWN · DOWN · GOWN · GOON · GOOP · POOP

  1. StartFAWNYour starting word
  2. Move 1DAWNF — D · letter 1
  3. Move 2DOWNA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3GOWND — G · letter 1
  5. Move 4GOONW — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5GOOPN — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1

8 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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  1. StartFAWNYour starting word
  2. Move 1DAWNF — D · letter 1
  3. Move 2DOWNA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3GOWND — G · letter 1
  5. Move 4GOONW — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5GOOPN — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
  1. FAWN · DAWN · DOWN · GOWN · GOON · GOOP · POOP
  2. FAWN · FAIN · FAIL · FOIL · FOOL · POOL · POOP
  3. FAWN · FAIN · LAIN · LOIN · LOON · LOOP · POOP
  4. FAWN · LAWN · LAIN · LOIN · LOON · LOOP · POOP
  5. FAWN · SAWN · SOWN · GOWN · GOON · GOOP · POOP
  6. FAWN · SAWN · SOWN · SOON · BOON · BOOP · POOP
  7. FAWN · SAWN · SOWN · SOON · GOON · GOOP · POOP
  8. FAWN · SAWN · SOWN · SOON · LOON · LOOP · 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
FAWN64DAWN, FAIN, LAWN, SAWN
DAWN81DOWN
DOWN51GOWN
GOWN51GOON
GOON101GOOP
GOOP91POOP

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