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Poople #545 DIES Answer

Poople #545 started at DIES on February 10, 2027. Its narrow opening changes letters in the sequence I>O, S>R, E>O, D>P, R>P, with 1 par-preserving first moves.

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Archive value: this is not a copied daily page. Its tables are calculated for DIES, including 14 legal openings and route signature 2-4-3-1-4.

Calculated from the current word graph

DIES route profile

Par5 moves6 words including start and target

Shortest routes1Exact routes in the current accepted graph

Legal first moves141 keep par

Route shapenarrow openingLetter positions 2-4-3-1-4

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The hint describes the move without naming the word. The full route stays closed until you ask for it.

Reveal a direction, not a word

The current row reads D-I-E-S. Change position 2 and keep positions 1, 3, 4 fixed. Look for a vowel-to-vowel change. Only one first move preserves the shortest length.

Reveal the complete 5-move answer

DIES -> DOES -> DOER -> DOOR -> POOR -> POOP

Step 0DIESStart

Step 1DOESBridge

Step 2DOERBridge

Step 3DOORBridge

Step 4POORBridge

Step 5POOPTarget

Route anatomy

What changes at every step

Step 1DIES -> DOES

Tile 2 changes I to O; the move is closer by letter shape. DOES has 16 legal neighbors, 1 shortest continuation, and 4 moves remaining. Other legal exits from DIES include DIED, LIES, DUES, PIES.
Step 2DOES -> DOER

Tile 4 changes S to R; the move is sideways by letter shape. DOER has 7 legal neighbors, 1 shortest continuation, and 3 moves remaining. Other legal exits from DOES include DOGS, DOTS, WOES, HOES.
Step 3DOER -> DOOR

Tile 3 changes E to O; the move is closer by letter shape. DOOR has 6 legal neighbors, 1 shortest continuation, and 2 moves remaining. Other legal exits from DOER include DOUR, DEER, DYER, GOER.
Step 4DOOR -> POOR

Tile 1 changes D to P; the move is closer by letter shape. POOR has 7 legal neighbors, 1 shortest continuation, and 1 move remaining. Other legal exits from DOOR include MOOR, BOOR, DOOM, DOUR.
Step 5POOR -> POOP

Tile 4 changes R to P; the move is closer by letter shape. POOP has 11 legal neighbors, target reached, and 0 moves remaining. Other legal exits from POOR include POOL, POOF, POUR, MOOR.

Opening decision

Which first moves preserve par?

DIES has 14 legal one-letter neighbors, but only DOES keeps the route at 5 moves. Nearby detours begin DIED (+1), LIES (+1), DUES (+1), PIES (+1).

Compare 8 calculated first moves

Move	Changed tile	Total	Verdict	Shortest continuations
DOES	2: I -> O	5	Keeps par	1
DIED	4: S -> D	6	Adds 1 move	1
LIES	1: D -> L	6	Adds 1 move	1
DUES	2: I -> U	6	Adds 1 move	1
PIES	1: D -> P	6	Adds 1 move	2
DYES	2: I -> Y	6	Adds 1 move	2
DIGS	3: E -> G	6	Adds 1 move	3
DIMS	3: E -> M	6	Adds 1 move	2

DIES opening fingerprint

DIES groups its legal first moves as tile 1: LIES, PIES, TIES, VIES; tile 2: DOES, DUES, DYES; tile 3: DIGS, DIMS, DIBS, DISS, DIPS; tile 4: DIED, DIET. Two moves from the start, 99 off-route words are reachable; the nearest sampled frontier is BIBS, CIGS, DIME, DOGS, DOMS, DONS, DOTS, DYER, HOES, LIEN, PEES, PIED, WOES, CUES, DABS, DAMS, DAPS, DEED, DIBS, DIED, DIGS, DIMS, DOCS, DUBS.

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Graph reading

DOOR is the narrowest displayed bridge

After DOER becomes DOOR, only 1 move preserves the shortest remaining distance. At the prior row, alternatives such as DOUR, DEER, DYER, GOER show what the route declined.

Direct-shape gains: 4
Sideways steps: 1
Temporary shape detours: 0
Steps touching a vowel: 2

How these figures were calculated

Poople recomputes adjacency and distance from the accepted 2,398-word graph. "Shortest routes" counts every path that lowers the remaining distance by one at each move; it is not a guess based on page text or player scores.

The displayed answer is one shortest route selected from that graph. Community scores and notes are kept separate because they describe player activity, not the mathematical route.

Data mode: live Graph synced: 2026-08-21 17:57 UTC Puzzle date: February 10, 2027