POOPLE #160 · 21 Jan 2026
Poople #160 Answer — ROSY to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
4shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from ROSY 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 COSY. From there, you have 4 moves left.COSY
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ROSY · COSY · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- StartROSYYour starting word
- Move 1COSYR — C · letter 1
- Move 2COSTY — T · letter 4
- Move 3COOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
4 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartROSYYour starting word
- Move 1COSYR — C · letter 1
- Move 2COSTY — T · letter 4
- Move 3COOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- ROSY · COSY · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- ROSY · POSY · POLY · POLL · POOL · POOP
- ROSY · POSY · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- ROSY · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSY | 5 | 3 | COSY, POSY, ROSE |
| COSY | 7 | 1 | COST |
| COST | 11 | 1 | COOT |
| COOT | 17 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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