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Poople Carb

Poople Carb (#421, Oct 9, 2026) is a fork puzzle. From CARB you have 8 legal neighbours, but only 1 move closer to POOP — miss it and the ladder stretches.

Puzzle #421

  • Par5 steps
  • DifficultyStandard
  • Shortest paths2

Main path 1 of 2

  1. Start
  2. Step 1B → P
  3. Step 2R → M
  4. Step 3A → O
  5. Step 4M → O
  6. GoalC → P

Line form CARB → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP

Other shortest path 1 more

Path 2

  1. Start
  2. Step 1B → P
  3. Step 2R → M
  4. Step 3A → O
  5. Step 4C → P
  6. GoalM → O

Line form CARB → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP

Replay CARB Poople Unlimited

The first-move fork on Poople Carb

There are 8 accepted words one letter away from CARB. 1 brings you a step closer to POOP. The other 7 are detours.

A valid word can still make the ladder longer. For a shortest Poople Carb solve, your first change must leave 4 steps to the goal — nothing else keeps par.

The productive first change is on the last letter — a small tell if you are hunting patterns.

Reveal first moves and detours
  • Closer: CARP — change letter 4; 4 steps left.
  • Detour: BARB — 5 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: CARD — 5 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: CARE — 5 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: CARS — 5 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: CART — 5 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: CURB — 6 steps left (costs you 2 extra).
  • Detour: GARB — 6 steps left (costs you 2 extra).

Reading the fork from CARB

Wide forks feel friendly because many letters look playable. On Poople Carb, 8 neighbours shrink to 1 useful door. The rest keep you at the same distance or push you farther away.

The clean entry is CARP. After that, the published shortest line runs CARB → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP.

Practice tip: when a start has many neighbours, ask which edit reduces distance — not which word feels thematic.

How hard is Poople Carb?

Standard. Par 5 versus an archive average of about 5.7. The numbers below show whether CARB was an outlier or a routine climb.

  • All 421 published starts through #$n: average about 5.7 moves. 232 of them finished in 5 steps, including this Poople Carb puzzle. None were shorter than this length; roughly 45% were longer.
  • Last 7 puzzles: average 5.9 moves (5 vs recent OMEN at 9).
  • Peers at par 5: #419 CARD, #417 PAIR, #415 TEEN, #413 TEES. Recent harder: #420 OMEN at 9 steps.
All 421 puzzles through #421 — how many finished in each length

Highlighted bar = this puzzle (5 steps).

Poople Carb FAQ

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 4 first to reach CARP, the only one-letter neighbour that still leaves a 4-step shortest path.

What is the first word from CARB?

CARP. Try CARP from CARB, then keep climbing toward POOP along a shortest spine.

How many steps is Poople Carb?

The shortest path takes 5 moves. That is par for puzzle #421 on Oct 9, 2026.

What was the full answer for #421?

One shortest path is CARB to CARP to CAMP to COMP to COOP to POOP. 2 distinct 5-step paths exist.

How hard is Poople Carb compared with other days?

Standard. Par 5 versus an archive average of about 5.7 moves through #421. None were shorter; about 45% were longer.

Can I practise the same start word again?

Yes. Use Replay CARB on this page to open unlimited practice from that exact start word and try to match par.

Related tools

Need a live daily nudge instead of this past-word guide? Use Poople Hint Today. Older dates live in the Poople archive. The previous daily guide is Poople Omen.