POOPLE #88 · 10 Nov 2025

Poople #88 Answer — SCUM to POOP in 6 Moves

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6shortest moves

9shortest paths

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

You can get from SCUM 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 3. 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 SCAM. From there, you have 5 moves left.SCAM

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

SCUM · SCAM · SLAM · SLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP

9 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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

All 9 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
SCUM	3	2	SCAM, SLUM
SCAM	12	1	SLAM
SLAM	16	1	SLAP
SLAP	14	2	PLAP, SLOP
PLAP	7	1	PLOP
PLOP	11	1	POOP

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