Poople #104 Answer: FAUX to POOP
November 26, 2025 · Medium · 6 moves
Full solution
The shortest path from FAUX to POOP takes 6 moves.
Shortest path
- Step 1FAUXFLUX2nd letter, A to L
- Step 2FLUXFLAX3rd letter, U to A
- Step 3FLAXFLAP4th letter, X to P
- Step 4FLAPPLAP1st letter, F to P
- Step 5PLAPPLOP3rd letter, A to O
- Step 6PLOPPOOP2nd letter, L to O
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About this puzzle
Par 6 of 11. Rated Medium.
3 distinct shortest path(s) from FAUX to POOP.
FAUX connects to 2 other valid words.
The shortest routes split after move 2 and rejoin 3 move(s) later, at move 5.
Easier than #103 (OUCH, par 7) by 1 move(s). #103 OUCH
Harder than #105 (WELL, par 5) by 1 move(s). #105 WELL
How the routes branch
Right after FLUX, 2 different words keep the route just as short: FLAX, FLUE. Whichever one you pick, the routes lead back together at PLOP on move 5.
From FAUX, every shortest path goes through FLUX. Watch out for the unusual PLAP, which makes one path a bit longer.
Bridge words
- FAUX(adjective)
- Artificial or imitation; fake.
- FLUX(noun)
- continuous change or movement
- FLAX(noun)
- a plant with blue flowers, grown for its fiber and seeds
- FLAP(noun)
- A piece of something thin, broad, and flexible, attached on one side.
- PLAP
- There is no widely recognized definition for 'plap' in standard English dictionaries.
- PLOP(verb)
- To fall with a soft sound, like an object dropping into water.
First moves from FAUX
FAUX has 2 legal first moves. Only one of them stays on a shortest path to POOP.
Stays on the shortest path: 5 moves left to POOP.
Costs two extra moves: 8 moves total to POOP.
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What is the Poople #104 answer?
The #104 start word is FAUX. One shortest path to POOP takes 6 moves: FAUX -> FLUX -> FLAX -> FLAP -> PLAP -> PLOP -> POOP.
Why does every shortest solution from FAUX go through FLUX?
FAUX has only two valid neighbors: FLUX and EAUX. Moving to EAUX costs two extra moves, making FLUX the only first step that can lead to a shortest solution. All three shortest solutions begin with FAUX -> FLUX.
What is PLAP? I don't recognize it as a real word.
PLAP is an unusual word, and there is no widely recognized definition for it in standard English dictionaries. It appears in one of the solution paths: FAUX -> FLUX -> FLAX -> FLAP -> PLAP -> PLOP -> POOP.
How many shortest solutions are there for FAUX to POOP?
There are 3 shortest solutions to turn FAUX into POOP, all of which are 6 moves long. All of these solutions begin by changing FAUX to FLUX. From FLUX, the paths diverge through words like FLUE and FLAX before meeting again at PLOP.
FAUX has very few first moves. Does that make the puzzle harder?
FAUX indeed has only 2 valid neighbors, FLUX and EAUX. While this limits your initial choices, moving to FLUX puts you on track for a shortest solution. The limited options might make the start seem constrained, but it also directs players toward the optimal path.