POOPLE #42 · 25 Sep 2025

Poople #42 Answer — TURF to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves

6shortest paths

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

You can get from TURF 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 TURN. From there, you have 5 moves left.TURN

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

TURF · TURN · BURN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP

6 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

All 6 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
TURF	4	1	TURN
TURN	5	2	BURN, TORN
BURN	10	1	BORN
BORN	11	1	BOON
BOON	14	1	BOOP
BOOP	12	1	POOP

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