Poople #442 — October 30, 2026 (FUSS)
Start word FUSS · Par 6 · Medium
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The shortest route takes 6 steps.
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Start by changing letter 1, counting from the left.
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CUSS
Full path
- Start Starting word
- 01 Letter 1: F → C
- 02 Letter 3: S → B
- 03 Letter 2: U → O
- 04 Letter 3: B → O
- 05 Letter 4: S → P
- 06 Letter 1: C → P
6 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
- CUSS
- To swear or use curse words.
- CUBS
- Young bears, foxes, lions, or other carnivorous mammals.
- COBS
- Corncobs, the central parts of ears of corn.
- COOS
- Makes soft sounds like a dove or pigeon.
- COOP
- An enclosure used to keep birds or small animals.