POOPLE #103 · 25 Nov 2025
OUCH to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
7shortest moves
19shortest paths
Trickyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from OUCH to POOP in 7 moves. That means 8 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.
Try MUCH. From there, you have 6 moves left.MUCH
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartOUCHYour starting word
- Move 1MUCHO — M · letter 1
- Move 2MUCKH — K · letter 4
- Move 3BUCKM — B · letter 1
- Move 4BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 5BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 6BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPB — P · letter 1
19 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartOUCHYour starting word
- Move 1MUCHO — M · letter 1
- Move 2MUCKH — K · letter 4
- Move 3BUCKM — B · letter 1
- Move 4BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 5BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 6BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPB — P · letter 1
All 19 equivalent shortest paths
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · LUCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- OUCH · MUCH · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · LUCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- OUCH · SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
Choices at every step
Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUCH | 2 | 2 | MUCH, SUCH |
| MUCH | 6 | 1 | MUCK |
| MUCK | 11 | 4 | BUCK, HUCK, LUCK, MOCK |
| BUCK | 14 | 1 | BOCK |
| BOCK | 16 | 1 | BOOK |
| BOOK | 17 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.