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POOPLE #202 · 4 Mar 2026

JARS to POOP.

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

6shortest moves
31shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from JARS 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 BARS. From there, you have 5 moves left.BARS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

JARS · BARS · BAAS · BOAS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartJARSYour starting word
  2. Move 1BARSJ — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BAASR — A · letter 3
  4. Move 3BOASA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOSA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1

31 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.

  1. StartJARSYour starting word
  2. Move 1BARSJ — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BAASR — A · letter 3
  4. Move 3BOASA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOSA — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 31 equivalent shortest paths
  1. JARS · BARS · BAAS · BOAS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  2. JARS · BARS · BAGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  3. JARS · BARS · BARN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
  4. JARS · BARS · BASS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  5. JARS · BARS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  6. JARS · BARS · BAYS · BOYS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  7. JARS · CARS · CABS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  8. JARS · CARS · CADS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  9. JARS · CARS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
  10. JARS · CARS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
  11. JARS · CARS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  12. JARS · CARS · CAPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  13. JARS · CARS · CARP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
  14. JARS · CARS · CARP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
  15. JARS · CARS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  16. JARS · CARS · CAWS · COWS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  17. JARS · EARS · ERRS · EROS · PROS · PROP · POOP
  18. JARS · JABS · CABS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  19. JARS · JABS · JOBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  20. JARS · JABS · JOBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  21. JARS · JAGS · BAGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  22. JARS · JAGS · JOGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  23. JARS · JAGS · JOGS · COGS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  24. JARS · JAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
  25. JARS · JAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
  26. JARS · JAMS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
  27. JARS · JAWS · CAWS · COWS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  28. JARS · JAYS · BAYS · BOYS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  29. JARS · JAYS · JOYS · BOYS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  30. JARS · PARS · PALS · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  31. JARS · PARS · PARE · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
JARS169BARS, CARS, EARS, JABS, JAGS, JAMS, JAWS, JAYS, PARS
BARS236BAAS, BAGS, BARN, BASS, BATS, BAYS
BAAS91BOAS
BOAS141BOOS
BOOS211BOOP
BOOP121POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.