POOPLE #195 · 25 Feb 2026
MODE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
14shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from MODE 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 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 BODE. From there, you have 4 moves left.BODE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
MODE · BODE · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartMODEYour starting word
- Move 1BODEM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BODSE — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
14 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.
- StartMODEYour starting word
- Move 1BODEM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BODSE — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
All 14 equivalent shortest paths
- MODE · BODE · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MODE · CODE · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MODE · CODE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- MODE · CODE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- MODE · CODE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- MODE · MODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MODE · MODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MODE · MODS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MODE · MODS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MODE · MODS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MODE · MOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- MODE · MOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MODE · MOPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MODE · MORE · PORE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MODE | 12 | 6 | BODE, CODE, MODS, MOLE, MOPE, MORE |
| BODE | 11 | 1 | BODS |
| BODS | 21 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.