Poople #81 — November 3, 2025 (NEED)
Start word NEED · Par 5 · Easy
Three hints, one at a time
Show the par
The shortest route takes 5 steps.
Show a positional tip
Start by changing letter 1, counting from the left.
Show the first bridge word
HEED
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 1: N → H
- 02 Letter 2: E → O
- 03 Letter 3: E → O
- 04 Letter 4: D → P
- 05 Letter 1: H → P
5 steps
Breadth-first search checks shorter distances before reaching POOP. A separate search verifies the minimum using the same accepted vocabulary. Every move changes one letter. Our word list may differ from the official game, so its shortest route may differ too.
Some puzzles have several equally short routes. We show the one our BFS returns, using a fixed alphabetical tie-break.
Bridge words
- HOED
- Worked soil or removed weeds using a hoe.
- HOOD
- A flexible covering for the head and neck.
- HOOP
- A circular band or ring.