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Poople #436 Answer: ITEM to POOP in 6 Moves
October 24, 2026 · Puzzle #436
Poople #436 ran from 08:00 UTC on October 24, 2026 to 08:00 UTC on October 25, 2026. Start at ITEM and reach POOP in 6 moves. Our checked word list has 1 shortest route.
Poople #436 at a glance
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Start | ITEM |
| Goal | POOP |
| Minimum | 6 moves |
| Shortest routes | 1 in this checked list |
What makes this puzzle distinctive
ITEM offers only STEM as a first move that keeps the six-move minimum, and the checked list has exactly one shortest route. That route is ITEM → STEM → STEP → STOP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP.
The first four moves change letter positions one, four, three and then two. The last two revisit positions one and two as SLOP becomes PLOP and then POOP.
Step-by-step shortest route
| Step | From | To | Letter | Change | Moves left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITEM | STEM | 1 | I → S | 5 |
| 2 | STEM | STEP | 4 | M → P | 4 |
| 3 | STEP | STOP | 3 | E → O | 3 |
| 4 | STOP | SLOP | 2 | T → L | 2 |
| 5 | SLOP | PLOP | 1 | S → P | 1 |
| 6 | PLOP | POOP | 2 | L → O | 0 |
Shortest routes
The only shortest route is shown below.
- ITEM → STEM → STEP → STOP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP Selected reference route
First-move choices
One-letter neighbours of ITEM in this checked list: IDEM (adds at least one move) · STEM (keeps par).
A first move keeps the 6-move minimum only when its remaining distance is 5.
How this answer was checked
This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 24, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.