POOPLE #184 · 14 Feb 2026

Poople #184 Answer — CITY to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves

4shortest paths

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

You can get from CITY 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 4. 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 CITE. From there, you have 5 moves left.CITE

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

CITY · CITE · COTE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP

4 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

All 4 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
CITY	2	1	CITE
CITE	10	1	COTE
COTE	17	2	COME, COTS
COME	17	2	COMP, POME
COMP	8	2	COOP, POMP
COOP	14	1	POOP

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