POOPLE #181 · 11 Feb 2026
Poople #181 Answer — QUAY to POOP in 9 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
9shortest moves
3shortest paths
Expertour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from QUAY to POOP in 9 moves. That means 10 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 QUAD. From there, you have 8 moves left.QUAD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
QUAY · QUAD · QUID · QUIT · SUIT · SLIT · SLIP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- StartQUAYYour starting word
- Move 1QUADY — D · letter 4
- Move 2QUIDA — I · letter 3
- Move 3QUITD — T · letter 4
- Move 4SUITQ — S · letter 1
- Move 5SLITU — L · letter 2
- Move 6SLIPT — P · letter 4
- Move 7SLOPI — O · letter 3
- Move 8PLOPS — P · letter 1
- Move 9POOPL — O · letter 2
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartQUAYYour starting word
- Move 1QUADY — D · letter 4
- Move 2QUIDA — I · letter 3
- Move 3QUITD — T · letter 4
- Move 4SUITQ — S · letter 1
- Move 5SLITU — L · letter 2
- Move 6SLIPT — P · letter 4
- Move 7SLOPI — O · letter 3
- Move 8PLOPS — P · letter 1
- Move 9POOPL — O · letter 2
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- QUAY · QUAD · QUID · QUIT · SUIT · SLIT · SLIP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- QUAY · QUAD · QUID · QUIT · SUIT · SLIT · SLOT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
- QUAY · QUAD · QUID · QUIT · SUIT · SLIT · SLOT · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAY | 1 | 1 | QUAD |
| QUAD | 2 | 1 | QUID |
| QUID | 4 | 1 | QUIT |
| QUIT | 4 | 1 | SUIT |
| SUIT | 7 | 1 | SLIT |
| SLIT | 12 | 2 | SLIP, SLOT |
| SLIP | 11 | 1 | SLOP |
| SLOP | 13 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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