POOPLE #334 · 14 Jul 2026

Poople #334 Answer — FUME to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves

8shortest paths

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

You can get from FUME 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 2. 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 FAME. From there, you have 5 moves left.FAME

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

FUME · FAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP

8 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

All 8 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
FUME	3	1	FAME
FAME	15	4	CAME, DAME, SAME, TAME
CAME	20	2	CAMP, COME
CAMP	11	1	COMP
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.