POOPLE #225 · 27 Mar 2026
HAWK to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HAWK 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 HACK. From there, you have 4 moves left.HACK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HAWK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- StartHAWKYour starting word
- Move 1HACKW — C · letter 3
- Move 2HOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3HOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4HOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPH — P · letter 1
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.
- StartHAWKYour starting word
- Move 1HACKW — C · letter 3
- Move 2HOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3HOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4HOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPH — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- HAWK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HAWK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWK | 5 | 2 | HACK, HANK |
| HACK | 15 | 1 | HOCK |
| HOCK | 17 | 1 | HOOK |
| HOOK | 14 | 1 | HOOP |
| HOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.