POOPLE #174 · 4 Feb 2026
Poople #174 Answer — SHAM to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SHAM 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 2. 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 SLAM. From there, you have 4 moves left.SLAM
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SHAM · SLAM · SLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- StartSHAMYour starting word
- Move 1SLAMH — L · letter 2
- Move 2SLAPM — P · letter 4
- Move 3PLAPS — P · letter 1
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
2 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartSHAMYour starting word
- Move 1SLAMH — L · letter 2
- Move 2SLAPM — P · letter 4
- Move 3PLAPS — P · letter 1
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- SHAM · SLAM · SLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- SHAM · SLAM · SLAP · SLOP · PLOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAM | 11 | 1 | SLAM |
| SLAM | 16 | 1 | SLAP |
| SLAP | 14 | 2 | PLAP, SLOP |
| PLAP | 7 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
Looking for today? See the latest verified daily Poople answer.