March 23, 2026

Poople Archive Answer — March 23, 2026: WERE to POOP

5 moveseasy1 shortest paths

Verified solution

The shortest route from WERE

WEREWOREPOREPOMEPOMPPOOP
  1. 01WERE → WORE2nd letter, E to O
  2. 02WORE → PORE1st letter, W to P
  3. 03PORE → POME3rd letter, R to M
  4. 04POME → POMP4th letter, E to P
  5. 05POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O

First moves

What happens after the opening word?

WERE has 6 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:

WORE4 leftHERE5 leftMERE5 leftSERE5 leftWARE5 leftWIRE5 left

Answer notes

Why there can be more than one answer.

This opening has 1 distinct path at the minimum length of 5. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 5 moves is equally short.

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