POOPLE #13 · 27 Aug 2025
WIND to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WIND 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 BIND. From there, you have 5 moves left.BIND
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WIND · BIND · BOND · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartWINDYour starting word
- Move 1BINDW — B · letter 1
- Move 2BONDI — O · letter 2
- Move 3BONKD — K · letter 4
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
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.
- StartWINDYour starting word
- Move 1BINDW — B · letter 1
- Move 2BONDI — O · letter 2
- Move 3BONKD — K · letter 4
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- WIND · BIND · BOND · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- WIND · FIND · FOND · FOOD · FOOL · POOL · POOP
- WIND · FIND · FOND · FOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- WIND · FIND · FOND · FOOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- WIND · WILD · GILD · GOLD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- WIND · WILD · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIND | 13 | 3 | BIND, FIND, WILD |
| BIND | 10 | 1 | BOND |
| BOND | 10 | 1 | BONK |
| BONK | 13 | 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.