Poople #299 — June 9, 2026 (APPS)
Start word APPS · Par 8 · Hard
Three hints, one at a time
Show the par
The shortest route takes 8 steps.
Show a positional tip
Start by changing letter 3, counting from the left.
Show the first bridge word
APES
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 3: P → E
- 02 Letter 4: S → D
- 03 Letter 1: A → S
- 04 Letter 2: P → L
- 05 Letter 1: S → P
- 06 Letter 3: E → O
- 07 Letter 4: D → P
- 08 Letter 2: L → O
8 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
- APED
- Imitated someone or something closely, often awkwardly.
- SPED
- Past tense and past participle of speed.
- SLED
- A vehicle on runners that travels over snow or ice.
- PLED
- Past tense of plead.
- PLOD
- To walk slowly with heavy steps.
- PLOP
- To fall or drop with a splash-like sound.