POOPLE #128 · 20 Dec 2025
Poople #128 Answer — RIFE to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
22shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from RIFE 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 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 LIFE. From there, you have 5 moves left.LIFE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
RIFE · LIFE · LIFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- StartRIFEYour starting word
- Move 1LIFER — L · letter 1
- Move 2LIFTE — T · letter 4
- Move 3LOFTI — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTF — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
22 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartRIFEYour starting word
- Move 1LIFER — L · letter 1
- Move 2LIFTE — T · letter 4
- Move 3LOFTI — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTF — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
All 22 equivalent shortest paths
- RIFE · LIFE · LIFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- RIFE · LIFE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · LIFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- RIFE · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · ROOF · POOF · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · PILE · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · PILE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · PILE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · RILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · RILL · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · ROLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · ROLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RILE · ROLE · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIFE · RIME · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RIME · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RIME · TIME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RIPE · PIPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RIPE · ROPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIFE · RISE · ROSE · POSE · POME · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIFE | 12 | 6 | LIFE, RIFT, RILE, RIME, RIPE, RISE |
| LIFE | 11 | 2 | LIFT, LIME |
| LIFT | 9 | 1 | LOFT |
| LOFT | 6 | 1 | LOOT |
| LOOT | 16 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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