Poople #432 Answer: SUIT to POOP in 5 Moves

Poople #432 at a glance

What makes this puzzle distinctive

SUIT has seven one-letter neighbours in this checked list, but SLIT is the only first move that preserves the five-move minimum. All three shortest routes begin SUIT → SLIT and finish PLOP → POOP.

From SLIT, either SLIP or SLOT can keep a shortest finish. The selected route takes SLOT → PLOT, while another shortest route takes SLOT → SLOP.

Step-by-step shortest route

Shortest routes

All 3 shortest routes are shown below.

1. SUIT → SLIT → SLIP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP
2. SUIT → SLIT → SLOT → PLOT → PLOP → POOP Selected reference route
3. SUIT → SLIT → SLOT → SLOP → PLOP → POOP

First-move choices

One-letter neighbours of SUIT in this checked list: QUIT (adds at least one move) · SHIT (adds at least one move) · SKIT (adds at least one move) · SLIT (keeps par) · SNIT (adds at least one move) · SPIT (adds at least one move) · SUET (adds at least one move).

A first move keeps the 5-move minimum only when its remaining distance is 4.

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.

How this answer was checked

This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 20, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.