POOPLE #228 · 30 Mar 2026
Poople #228 Answer — MUSH to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
29shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from MUSH 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 LUSH. From there, you have 5 moves left.LUSH
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
MUSH · LUSH · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- StartMUSHYour starting word
- Move 1LUSHM — L · letter 1
- Move 2LUSTH — T · letter 4
- Move 3LOSTU — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
29 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartMUSHYour starting word
- Move 1LUSHM — L · letter 1
- Move 2LUSTH — T · letter 4
- Move 3LOSTU — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
All 29 equivalent shortest paths
- MUSH · LUSH · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · COSH · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOSS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOSS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOSS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOSS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · MOOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · MOOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · MOOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · MOOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · MOST · MOOT · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSH · MOSH · POSH · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUSH · MUSS · MOSS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · MOOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · MOOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · MOOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · MOOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSH · MUST · MOST · MOOT · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSH · PUSH · POSH · POSE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSH | 15 | 5 | LUSH, MOSH, MUSS, MUST, PUSH |
| LUSH | 9 | 1 | LUST |
| LUST | 12 | 1 | LOST |
| LOST | 13 | 1 | LOOT |
| LOOT | 16 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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