POOPLE #161 · 22 Jan 2026
Poople #161 Answer — OWLS to POOP in 8 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
8shortest moves
8shortest paths
Hardour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from OWLS to POOP in 8 moves. That means 9 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 AWLS. From there, you have 7 moves left.AWLS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
OWLS · AWLS · AILS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartOWLSYour starting word
- Move 1AWLSO — A · letter 1
- Move 2AILSW — I · letter 2
- Move 3AIDSL — D · letter 3
- Move 4BIDSA — B · letter 1
- Move 5BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 6BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPB — P · letter 1
8 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartOWLSYour starting word
- Move 1AWLSO — A · letter 1
- Move 2AILSW — I · letter 2
- Move 3AIDSL — D · letter 3
- Move 4BIDSA — B · letter 1
- Move 5BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 6BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPB — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- OWLS · AWLS · AILS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · AILS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · NILS · NIBS · BIBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · NILS · NIBS · NOBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · NILS · NIBS · NOBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · NILS · NITS · BITS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OWLS · OILS · OILY · WILY · WILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- OWLS · OWLY · OILY · WILY · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWLS | 5 | 3 | AWLS, OILS, OWLY |
| AWLS | 4 | 1 | AILS |
| AILS | 6 | 1 | AIDS |
| AIDS | 11 | 1 | BIDS |
| BIDS | 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.
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