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Poople #326 answer: JAZZ to POOP in 8 guesses (July 7, 2026)

The Poople puzzle for July 7, 2026 starts from JAZZ. 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 JAZZ

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

1. JAZZ → RAZZ → RAZE → DAZE → DOZE → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
2. JAZZ → RAZZ → RAZE → DAZE → DAME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
3. JAZZ → RAZZ → RAZE → RARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
4. JAZZ → RAZZ → RAZE → RASE → ROSE → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP
5. JAZZ → RAZZ → RAZE → RASE → RASP → RAMP → ROMP → POMP → POOP

First moves: which keep par and which don't

JAZZ has 2 legal neighbours in the original word list (change one letter, still a word). Only one first move keeps you on par: RAZZ. Every other legal move costs at least a guess. Moves that cost two or more: JIZZ.

How #326 compares

Par 8 puts #326 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.

Replay Poople #326 yourself

Same starting word, same word list as the original, with undo and hints. Replays don't touch your streak. Play #326

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.