POOPLE #190 · 20 Feb 2026
CAFE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
5shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from CAFE 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 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 CAME. From there, you have 4 moves left.CAME
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
CAFE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartCAFEYour starting word
- Move 1CAMEF — M · letter 3
- Move 2CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
5 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.
- StartCAFEYour starting word
- Move 1CAMEF — M · letter 3
- Move 2CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- CAFE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- CAFE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- CAFE · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- CAFE · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- CAFE · CAME · COME · POME · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAFE | 9 | 1 | CAME |
| CAME | 20 | 2 | CAMP, COME |
| CAMP | 11 | 1 | COMP |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.