POOPLE #208 · 10 Mar 2026
CENT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
8shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from CENT 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 BENT. From there, you have 5 moves left.BENT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
CENT · BENT · BEAT · BOAT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- StartCENTYour starting word
- Move 1BENTC — B · letter 1
- Move 2BEATN — A · letter 3
- Move 3BOATE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOTA — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
8 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.
- StartCENTYour starting word
- Move 1BENTC — B · letter 1
- Move 2BEATN — A · letter 3
- Move 3BOATE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOTA — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- CENT · BENT · BEAT · BOAT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- CENT · BENT · BELT · BOLT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- CENT · CANT · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- CENT · CANT · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- CENT · LENT · LEFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- CENT · LENT · LEST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- CENT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- CENT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENT | 10 | 4 | BENT, CANT, LENT, PENT |
| BENT | 15 | 2 | BEAT, BELT |
| BEAT | 20 | 1 | BOAT |
| BOAT | 11 | 1 | BOOT |
| BOOT | 20 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.