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Poople #427 Answer: LAWN to POOP in 5 Moves
October 15, 2026 · Puzzle #427
Poople #427 ran from 08:00 UTC on October 15, 2026 to 08:00 UTC on October 16, 2026. Start at LAWN and reach POOP in 5 moves. Our checked word list has 1 shortest route.
Poople #427 at a glance
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Start | LAWN |
| Goal | POOP |
| Minimum | 5 moves |
| Shortest routes | 1 in this checked list |
What makes this puzzle distinctive
LAWN has seven accepted one-letter neighbours, yet only LAIN keeps the five-move minimum. This is a single-route puzzle in the checked list: once the first move is fixed, every following shortest step is fixed as well.
The complete ladder is LAWN → LAIN → LOIN → LOON → LOOP → POOP. After the first move, the route changes positions two, three and four in order; the last move changes the first letter of LOOP.
Step-by-step shortest route
| Step | From | To | Letter | Change | Moves left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAWN | LAIN | 3 | W → I | 4 |
| 2 | LAIN | LOIN | 2 | A → O | 3 |
| 3 | LOIN | LOON | 3 | I → O | 2 |
| 4 | LOON | LOOP | 4 | N → P | 1 |
| 5 | LOOP | POOP | 1 | L → P | 0 |
Shortest routes
The only shortest route is shown below.
- LAWN → LAIN → LOIN → LOON → LOOP → POOP Selected reference route
First-move choices
One-letter neighbours of LAWN in this checked list: DAWN (adds at least one move) · FAWN (adds at least one move) · LAIN (keeps par) · LAWS (adds at least one move) · PAWN (adds at least one move) · SAWN (adds at least one move) · YAWN (adds at least one move).
A first move keeps the 5-move minimum only when its remaining distance is 4.
How this answer was checked
This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 15, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.