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Poople Gems

Poople Gems (#422, Oct 10, 2026) has 14 distinct shortest routes at par 6. The length is fixed; the shape of the climb is not.

Puzzle #422

  • Par6 steps
  • DifficultyHard
  • Shortest paths14

Main path 1 of 14

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → A
  3. Step 2G → C
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4A → O
  6. Step 5M → O
  7. GoalC → P

Line form GEMS → GAMS → CAMS → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP

Other shortest paths 13 more

Path 2

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → A
  3. Step 2G → C
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4A → O
  6. Step 5C → P
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GAMS → CAMS → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP

Path 3

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → A
  3. Step 2G → R
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4A → O
  6. Step 5R → P
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GAMS → RAMS → RAMP → ROMP → POMP → POOP

Path 4

  1. Start
  2. Step 1M → E
  3. Step 2G → P
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4E → R
  6. Step 5E → O
  7. GoalR → O

Line form GEMS → GEES → PEES → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP

Path 5

  1. Start
  2. Step 1M → L
  3. Step 2S → D
  4. Step 3E → O
  5. Step 4L → O
  6. Step 5D → P
  7. GoalG → P

Line form GEMS → GELS → GELD → GOLD → GOOD → GOOP → POOP

Path 6

  1. Start
  2. Step 1M → T
  3. Step 2G → B
  4. Step 3E → O
  5. Step 4T → O
  6. Step 5S → P
  7. GoalB → P

Line form GEMS → GETS → BETS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP

Path 7

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → U
  3. Step 2G → B
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4B → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GUMS → BUMS → BUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Path 8

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → U
  3. Step 2G → H
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4H → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GUMS → HUMS → HUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Path 9

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → U
  3. Step 2G → R
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4R → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GUMS → RUMS → RUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Path 10

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → U
  3. Step 2G → R
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4U → O
  6. Step 5R → P
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GUMS → RUMS → RUMP → ROMP → POMP → POOP

Path 11

  1. Start
  2. Step 1E → U
  3. Step 2G → S
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4S → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → GUMS → SUMS → SUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Path 12

  1. Start
  2. Step 1G → H
  3. Step 2S → E
  4. Step 3E → O
  5. Step 4H → P
  6. Step 5E → P
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → HEMS → HEME → HOME → POME → POMP → POOP

Path 13

  1. Start
  2. Step 1G → H
  3. Step 2S → P
  4. Step 3E → U
  5. Step 4H → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → HEMS → HEMP → HUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Path 14

  1. Start
  2. Step 1G → H
  3. Step 2E → U
  4. Step 3S → P
  5. Step 4H → P
  6. Step 5U → O
  7. GoalM → O

Line form GEMS → HEMS → HUMS → HUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Replay GEMS Poople Unlimited

Opening moves across 14 shortest routes

There are 9 accepted words one letter away from GEMS. 6 bring you a step closer to POOP. The other 3 are detours.

Because 14 shortest routes exist, the first move is not always unique — but every par-6 line still has to shed distance on every step.

Reveal first moves and detours
  • Closer: GAMS — change letter 2; 5 steps left.
  • Detour: FEMS — 6 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: GENS — 6 steps left (costs you 1 extra).
  • Detour: GYMS — 6 steps left (costs you 1 extra).

14 ways to match par

Some starts have a single shortest spine; GEMS is not one of them. The solver lists 14 distinct par-6 routes.

One representative line is GEMS → GAMS → CAMS → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP. Others share early or late gates but diverge in the middle — useful if your first legal idea was correct on distance but not on this particular spelling path.

Open Poople Gems in the Poople Solver if you want every alternate spine, not just the one shown here.

How hard is Poople Gems?

Hard. Par 6 versus an archive average of about 5.7. The numbers below show whether GEMS was an outlier or a routine climb.

  • All 422 published starts through #$n: average about 5.7 moves. 137 of them finished in 6 steps, including this Poople Gems puzzle. About 55% were shorter; about 13% were longer.
  • Last 7 puzzles: average 6 moves (6 vs recent CARB at 5).
  • Peers at par 6: #418 RENT, #416 RAFT, #412 GAGE, #408 YARD. Recent harder: #420 OMEN at 9 steps.
All 422 puzzles through #422 — how many finished in each length

Highlighted bar = this puzzle (6 steps).

Poople Gems FAQ

How many shortest routes does GEMS have?

There are 14 distinct shortest routes from GEMS to POOP. All of them take 6 letter changes.

What was the full answer for #422?

One shortest path is GEMS to GAMS to CAMS to CAMP to COMP to COOP to POOP. 14 distinct 6-step paths exist.

How many steps is Poople Gems?

The shortest path takes 6 moves. That is par for puzzle #422 on Oct 10, 2026.

Which letter changes first?

Change letter 2 first to reach GAMS, an one-letter neighbour that still leaves a 5-step shortest path.

How hard is Poople Gems compared with other days?

Hard. Par 6 versus an archive average of about 5.7 moves through #422. About 55% were shorter and 13% were longer.

Can I practise the same start word again?

Yes. Use Replay GEMS 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 Carb.