POOPLE #139 · 31 Dec 2025
RICH to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
2shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from RICH 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 LICH. From there, you have 5 moves left.LICH
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
RICH · LICH · LICK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- StartRICHYour starting word
- Move 1LICHR — L · letter 1
- Move 2LICKH — K · letter 4
- Move 3LOCKI — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
2 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.
- StartRICHYour starting word
- Move 1LICHR — L · letter 1
- Move 2LICKH — K · letter 4
- Move 3LOCKI — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- RICH · LICH · LICK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- RICH · LICH · LOCH · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICH | 2 | 1 | LICH |
| LICH | 4 | 2 | LICK, LOCH |
| LICK | 14 | 1 | LOCK |
| LOCK | 18 | 1 | LOOK |
| LOOK | 13 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.