POOPLE #176 · 6 Feb 2026
Poople #176 Answer — BUOY to POOP in 6 Moves
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 BUOY 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 3. 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 BURY. From there, you have 5 moves left.BURY
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
BUOY · BURY · BURN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- StartBUOYYour starting word
- Move 1BURYO — R · letter 3
- Move 2BURNY — N · letter 4
- Move 3BORNU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONR — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
2 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartBUOYYour starting word
- Move 1BURYO — R · letter 3
- Move 2BURNY — N · letter 4
- Move 3BORNU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONR — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- BUOY · BURY · BURN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- BUOY · BURY · BURP · BUMP · PUMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUOY | 2 | 1 | BURY |
| BURY | 11 | 2 | BURN, BURP |
| BURN | 10 | 1 | BORN |
| BORN | 11 | 1 | BOON |
| BOON | 14 | 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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