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Poople #430 Answer: GIVE to POOP in 6 Moves
October 18, 2026 · Puzzle #430
Poople #430 ran from 08:00 UTC on October 18, 2026 to 08:00 UTC on October 19, 2026. Start at GIVE and reach POOP in 6 moves. Our checked word list has 3 shortest routes.
Poople #430 at a glance
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Start | GIVE |
| Goal | POOP |
| Minimum | 6 moves |
| Shortest routes | 3 in this checked list |
What makes this puzzle distinctive
GIVE has two first moves that keep the six-move minimum: DIVE and LIVE. The selected route uses LIVE, then moves through LIME, LIMP, PIMP and POMP before the final change to POOP.
There are three shortest routes in the checked list. Two begin with DIVE and meet at DOME; the route beginning with LIVE remains separate until POMP. The alternatives give this puzzle a real first-move choice without changing its six-move minimum.
Step-by-step shortest route
| Step | From | To | Letter | Change | Moves left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIVE | LIVE | 1 | G → L | 5 |
| 2 | LIVE | LIME | 3 | V → M | 4 |
| 3 | LIME | LIMP | 4 | E → P | 3 |
| 4 | LIMP | PIMP | 1 | L → P | 2 |
| 5 | PIMP | POMP | 2 | I → O | 1 |
| 6 | POMP | POOP | 3 | M → O | 0 |
Shortest routes
All 3 shortest routes are shown below.
- GIVE → DIVE → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
- GIVE → DIVE → DOVE → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
- GIVE → LIVE → LIME → LIMP → PIMP → POMP → POOP Selected reference route
First-move choices
One-letter neighbours of GIVE in this checked list: DIVE (keeps par) · FIVE (adds at least one move) · GAVE (adds at least one move) · HIVE (adds at least one move) · JIVE (adds at least one move) · LIVE (keeps par) · VIVE (adds at least one move).
A first move keeps the 6-move minimum only when its remaining distance is 5.
Choices along the selected route
Each listed next word keeps a shortest finish from that point. These are the branch points encountered on the selected reference route.
| Move | From | Shortest next words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIVE | DIVE · LIVE |
How this answer was checked
This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 18, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.