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Poople #221 Answer

· Play from WERE, or reveal a 5-move shortest path to POOP.

Poople #2215 move target

WERE→POOP

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WERE

Official Poople dictionary · 2,398 accepted words

Path guide

WERE to POOP in 5 moves

Follow each one-letter change, then return to the puzzle and see whether you can reproduce the route without help.

01
WERE → WORE

Change letter 2 from E to O.

02
WORE → PORE

Change letter 1 from W to P.

03
PORE → POME

Change letter 3 from R to M.

04
POME → POMP

Change letter 4 from E to P.

05
POMP → POOP

Change letter 3 from M to O.

What to learn from this route

Word ladders become easier when you work backward from the target. Look for bridge words such as BOOP, COOP, LOOP, POOL, POOR, or POMP, then connect your starting word to one of those late-game options.