POOPLE #155 · 16 Jan 2026

BUNS to POOP.

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5shortest moves

7shortest paths

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01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from BUNS to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.

02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.

One shortest route starts by changing letter 3. 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 BUBS. From there, you have 4 moves left.BUBS

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

BUNS · BUBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP

7 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation

Every step, explained.

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All 7 equivalent shortest paths

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

Word	Legal choices	On a shortest route	Next words on a shortest route
BUNS	18	7	BUBS, BUDS, BUGS, BUMS, BUNK, BUTS, BUYS
BUBS	18	1	BOBS
BOBS	23	1	BOOS
BOOS	21	1	BOOP
BOOP	12	1	POOP

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