POOPLE #21 · 4 Sep 2025
SIZE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
2shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SIZE 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 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 SIRE. From there, you have 5 moves left.SIRE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SIZE · SIRE · SORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartSIZEYour starting word
- Move 1SIREZ — R · letter 3
- Move 2SOREI — O · letter 2
- Move 3PORES — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMER — M · letter 3
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
2 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.
- StartSIZEYour starting word
- Move 1SIREZ — R · letter 3
- Move 2SOREI — O · letter 2
- Move 3PORES — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMER — M · letter 3
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- SIZE · SIRE · SORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- SIZE · SIRE · SORE · SOME · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIZE | 4 | 1 | SIRE |
| SIRE | 15 | 1 | SORE |
| SORE | 16 | 2 | PORE, SOME |
| PORE | 21 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.