POOPLE #105 · 27 Nov 2025
WELL to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
6shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WELL to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 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 BELL. From there, you have 4 moves left.BELL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WELL · BELL · BOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartWELLYour starting word
- Move 1BELLW — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 3POLLB — P · letter 1
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
6 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.
- StartWELLYour starting word
- Move 1BELLW — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 3POLLB — P · letter 1
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- WELL · BELL · BOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WELL · DELL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WELL · TELL · TOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WELL · TELL · TOLL · TOOL · POOL · POOP
- WELL · WALL · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WELL · WILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELL | 13 | 5 | BELL, DELL, TELL, WALL, WILL |
| BELL | 13 | 1 | BOLL |
| BOLL | 15 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.