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Poople #434 Answer: CASH to POOP in 5 Moves
October 22, 2026 · Puzzle #434
Poople #434 ran from 08:00 UTC on October 22, 2026 to 08:00 UTC on October 23, 2026. Start at CASH and reach POOP in 5 moves. Our checked word list has 2 shortest routes.
Poople #434 at a glance
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Start | CASH |
| Goal | POOP |
| Minimum | 5 moves |
| Shortest routes | 2 in this checked list |
What makes this puzzle distinctive
CASH offers two first moves that preserve the five-move minimum: CAST and COSH. The selected route takes CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP.
The other shortest route goes through COSH before joining at COST. Both routes then share COST → COOT → COOP → POOP, giving this checked list exactly two shortest routes.
Step-by-step shortest route
| Step | From | To | Letter | Change | Moves left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASH | CAST | 4 | H → T | 4 |
| 2 | CAST | COST | 2 | A → O | 3 |
| 3 | COST | COOT | 3 | S → O | 2 |
| 4 | COOT | COOP | 4 | T → P | 1 |
| 5 | COOP | POOP | 1 | C → P | 0 |
Shortest routes
All 2 shortest routes are shown below.
- CASH → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP Selected reference route
- CASH → COSH → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP
First-move choices
One-letter neighbours of CASH in this checked list: BASH (adds at least one move) · CASE (adds at least one move) · CASK (adds at least one move) · CAST (keeps par) · COSH (keeps par) · DASH (adds at least one move) · GASH (adds at least one move) · HASH (adds at least one move) · LASH (adds at least one move) · MASH (adds at least one move) · RASH (adds at least one move) · SASH (adds at least one move) · WASH (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.
| Move | From | Shortest next words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASH | CAST · COSH |
How this answer was checked
This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 22, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.