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Poople #299 answer: APPS to POOP in 8 guesses (June 10, 2026)

The Poople puzzle for June 10, 2026 starts from APPS. The shortest ladder to POOP takes 8 guesses, and there are 5 different shortest routes. Here is one of them, using the most common words:

Puzzle numbers follow the original game, which switches to a new word at 08:00 UTC.

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Every shortest ladder from APPS

5 different ladders reach POOP in 8 guesses from APPS. Here they all are, the first using the most common words:

1. APPS → APES → APED → SPED → SLED → PLED → PLOD → PLOP → POOP
2. APPS → APTS → OPTS → OATS → BATS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
3. APPS → APTS → OPTS → OATS → CATS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
4. APPS → APTS → OPTS → OUTS → BUTS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
5. APPS → APTS → OPTS → OUTS → CUTS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP

First moves: which keep par and which don't

APPS has 5 legal neighbours in the original word list (change one letter, still a word). 2 of the 5 legal first moves keep you on par: APES, APTS. Moves that cost exactly one extra guess: ALPS. Moves that cost two or more: AMPS, ASPS.

How #299 compares

Par 8 puts #299 among the longer puzzles: only 2% of all Pooples so far have needed more guesses. The fastest ladders go through an -OO- word one step from POOP (LOOP, HOOP, COOP, POOL, POOR, POOF); the shortest route above reaches one in 7 guesses.

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How the shortest path is found

Every four-letter word in the game's word list is a node; two words are linked when they differ by one letter. A breadth-first search from POOP gives the minimum number of steps for every word. When several shortest ladders exist, the one shown prefers common words, so it reads naturally — the same idea the original game uses for its "yesterday" solution.