POOPLE #171 · 1 Feb 2026

WAIT to POOP.

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6shortest moves

6shortest paths

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01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from WAIT 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 4. 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 WAIL. From there, you have 5 moves left.WAIL

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

WAIT · WAIL · FAIL · FOIL · FOOL · POOL · POOP

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.

All 6 equivalent shortest paths

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
WAIT	10	2	WAIL, WHIT
WAIL	13	4	FAIL, PAIL, TAIL, WALL
FAIL	14	1	FOIL
FOIL	10	1	FOOL
FOOL	10	1	POOL
POOL	8	1	POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.