POOPLE #109 · 1 Dec 2025

Poople #109 Answer — DUDE to POOP in 6 Moves

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

6shortest moves

5shortest paths

Moderateour distance-based rating

01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from DUDE to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 words, including the start.

02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.

One shortest route starts by changing letter 4. 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 DUDS. From there, you have 5 moves left.DUDS

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

DUDE · DUDS · BUDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP

5 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

All 5 equivalent shortest paths

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
DUDE	6	4	DUDS, DUKE, DUNE, DUPE
DUDS	8	1	BUDS
BUDS	13	1	BODS
BODS	21	1	BOOS
BOOS	21	1	BOOP
BOOP	12	1	POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.