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Poople #441 Answer: CART to POOP in 5 Moves
October 29, 2026 · Puzzle #441
Poople #441 ran from 08:00 UTC on October 29, 2026 to 08:00 UTC on October 30, 2026. Start at CART and reach POOP in 5 moves. Our checked word list has 3 shortest routes.
Poople #441 at a glance
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Start | CART |
| Goal | POOP |
| Minimum | 5 moves |
| Shortest routes | 3 in this checked list |
What makes this puzzle distinctive
CART has 16 one-letter neighbours in this checked list, but only CARP and CAST keep a five-move finish. The selected route takes CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP.
Two of the three shortest routes start with CARP → CAMP → COMP. Those routes then finish through COOP or POMP, while the CAST route reaches POOP through COOP.
Step-by-step shortest route
| Step | From | To | Letter | Change | Moves left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CART | CAST | 3 | R → S | 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 3 shortest routes are shown below.
- CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
- CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
- CART → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP Selected reference route
First-move choices
One-letter neighbours of CART in this checked list: CANT (adds at least one move) · CARB (adds at least one move) · CARD (adds at least one move) · CARE (adds at least one move) · CARP (keeps par) · CARS (adds at least one move) · CAST (keeps par) · CURT (adds at least one move) · DART (adds at least one move) · FART (adds at least one move) · HART (adds at least one move) · KART (adds at least one move) · MART (adds at least one move) · PART (adds at least one move) · TART (adds at least one move) · WART (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 | CART | CARP · CAST |
How this answer was checked
This route was saved during its daily verification run. The 2398-word list was checked on October 29, 2026. We verified every displayed transition, the shortest length and the route count against that list.