Today
Poople Answer Today
Today's Poople starts at FACE and ends at POOP. Use the hints first, then reveal the optimal route when you are ready.
Hints before the answer
The complete answer stays hidden until you open it.Hint 1
The optimal route uses 5 moves.
Hint 2
The first move changes position 1, counting from the left.
Hint 3
That first changed letter at position 1 goes from F to P.
Hint 4
If you want a stronger nudge, the first word after the start is PACE.
Reveal the shortest path
Shortest path
Puzzle notes
quickPoople #417 is a quick daily ladder. The shortest route needs 5 moves, and the solver found 1 shortest route in the current dictionary. Work through the hints in order: first learn the route length, then narrow the opening change, and only use the final hint if you want the first real step.
- Puzzle
- #417
- Date
- Oct 5, 2026
- Start
- FACE
- Target
- POOP
- Shortest route
- 5 moves
- Shortest routes found
- 1
How this answer page works
Evergreen notesThe hints are ordered from weakest to strongest on purpose. The first tells you only the length of the optimal route, the second narrows the opening to a letter position, the third names the letter change, and the fourth gives away the first real step. Open them one at a time and stop as soon as a hint unblocks you — most stuck games only need the position hint.
The revealed path is not scraped or guessed. It is one verified shortest route, checked by the same breadth-first solver that validates guesses in the game, and the route counter shows how many equally short routes exist in the current dictionary. When that number is high, your different solution is probably also optimal.
A longer solve still counts. The game records extra moves beyond the optimal line separately, so reaching the target through a detour is a finished puzzle, not a failure. After solving, comparing your chain against the shortest route is the fastest way to spot which bridge word you missed.