POOPLE #158 · 19 Jan 2026

Poople #158 Answer — JAMS to POOP in 5 Moves

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5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from JAMS 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 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 CAMS. From there, you have 4 moves left.CAMS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

JAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP

  1. StartJAMSYour starting word
  2. Move 1CAMSJ — C · letter 1
  3. Move 2CAMPS — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1

3 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

  1. StartJAMSYour starting word
  2. Move 1CAMSJ — C · letter 1
  3. Move 2CAMPS — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
  1. JAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
  2. JAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
  3. JAMS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · 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
JAMS122CAMS, RAMS
CAMS181CAMP
CAMP111COMP
COMP82COOP, POMP
COOP141POOP

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

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