Poople #420 — October 8, 2026 (OMEN)
Start word OMEN · Par 9 · Hard
Three hints, one at a time
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The shortest route takes 9 steps.
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Start by changing letter 2, counting from the left.
Show the first bridge word
OPEN
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 2: M → P
- 02 Letter 4: N → S
- 03 Letter 3: E → T
- 04 Letter 2: P → A
- 05 Letter 1: O → B
- 06 Letter 2: A → O
- 07 Letter 3: T → O
- 08 Letter 4: S → P
- 09 Letter 1: B → P
9 steps
Breadth-first search checks all shorter distances before reaching POOP. A separate search verifies the minimum using the same accepted vocabulary. Every move changes one letter; other shortest routes may exist.
Bridge words
- OPEN
- Not closed, sealed, or locked.
- OPES
- Opens; a form of the verb ope.
- OPTS
- Chooses; third-person singular of opt.
- OATS
- Cereal grasses of the genus Avena.
- BATS
- Plural of bat, a flying mammal.
- BOTS
- Programs that automatically carry out repetitive tasks.
- BOOS
- Shouts expressing disapproval.
- BOOP
- To give someone or something a brief, light touch.