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Poople #166 — January 27, 2026 (ATOM)

Start word ATOM · Par 5 · Easy

Three hints, one at a time

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The shortest route takes 5 steps.

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Start by changing letter 4, counting from the left.

Show the first bridge word

ATOP

Full path

  1. Start Starting word
  2. 01 Letter 4: M → P
  3. 02 Letter 1: A → S
  4. 03 Letter 2: T → L
  5. 04 Letter 1: S → P
  6. 05 Letter 2: L → O

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

STOP
To cease an action or movement.
SLOP
Food scraps or liquid waste fed to animals.
PLOP
To fall or drop with a splash-like sound.