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Poople #351 Answer

· Play from BUZZ, or reveal a 9-move shortest path to POOP.

Poople #3519 move target

BUZZ→POOP

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BUZZ

Official Poople dictionary · 2,398 accepted words

Path guide

BUZZ to POOP in 9 moves

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

01
BUZZ → FUZZ

Change letter 1 from B to F.

02
FUZZ → FUZE

Change letter 4 from Z to E.

03
FUZE → FUME

Change letter 3 from Z to M.

04
FUME → FAME

Change letter 2 from U to A.

05
FAME → CAME

Change letter 1 from F to C.

06
CAME → COME

Change letter 2 from A to O.

07
COME → COMP

Change letter 4 from E to P.

08
COMP → COOP

Change letter 3 from M to O.

09
COOP → POOP

Change letter 1 from C to P.

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.