POOPLE #31 · 14 Sep 2025
ARCH to POOP.
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9shortest moves
8shortest paths
Expertour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from ARCH to POOP in 9 moves. That means 10 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 ARCS. From there, you have 8 moves left.ARCS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ARCH · ARCS · ARKS · IRKS · IRIS · BRIS · BROS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartARCHYour starting word
- Move 1ARCSH — S · letter 4
- Move 2ARKSC — K · letter 3
- Move 3IRKSA — I · letter 1
- Move 4IRISK — I · letter 3
- Move 5BRISI — B · letter 1
- Move 6BROSI — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOSR — O · letter 2
- Move 8BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPB — P · letter 1
8 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartARCHYour starting word
- Move 1ARCSH — S · letter 4
- Move 2ARKSC — K · letter 3
- Move 3IRKSA — I · letter 1
- Move 4IRISK — I · letter 3
- Move 5BRISI — B · letter 1
- Move 6BROSI — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOSR — O · letter 2
- Move 8BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPB — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- ARCH · ARCS · ARKS · IRKS · IRIS · BRIS · BROS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARKS · IRKS · IRIS · BRIS · BROS · PROS · PROP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · DIMS · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · DIMS · DOMS · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RUMS · RUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- ARCH · ARCS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RUMS · RUMP · 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.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH | 2 | 1 | ARCS |
| ARCS | 5 | 2 | ARKS, ARMS |
| ARKS | 5 | 1 | IRKS |
| IRKS | 3 | 1 | IRIS |
| IRIS | 3 | 1 | BRIS |
| BRIS | 6 | 1 | BROS |
| BROS | 6 | 2 | BOOS, PROS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.