POOPLE #179 · 9 Feb 2026
Poople #179 Answer — WEPT to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WEPT 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 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 LEPT. From there, you have 5 moves left.LEPT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WEPT · LEPT · LEFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- StartWEPTYour starting word
- Move 1LEPTW — L · letter 1
- Move 2LEFTP — F · letter 3
- Move 3LOFTE — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTF — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
6 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartWEPTYour starting word
- Move 1LEPTW — L · letter 1
- Move 2LEFTP — F · letter 3
- Move 3LOFTE — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTF — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- WEPT · LEPT · LEFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- WEPT · LEPT · LEST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- WEPT · WEFT · LEFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- WEPT · WELT · BELT · BOLT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- WEPT · WEST · HEST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- WEPT · WEST · LEST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEPT | 6 | 4 | LEPT, WEFT, WELT, WEST |
| LEPT | 5 | 2 | LEFT, LEST |
| LEFT | 8 | 1 | LOFT |
| LOFT | 6 | 1 | LOOT |
| LOOT | 16 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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