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POOPLE #239 · 10 Apr 2026

REAM to POOP.

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

5shortest moves
5shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from REAM 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 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 LEAM. From there, you have 4 moves left.LEAM
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

REAM · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP

  1. StartREAMYour starting word
  2. Move 1LEAMR — L · letter 1
  3. Move 2LOAME — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3LOOMA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4LOOPM — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1

5 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. StartREAMYour starting word
  2. Move 1LEAMR — L · letter 1
  3. Move 2LOAME — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3LOOMA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4LOOPM — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
  1. REAM · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  2. REAM · ROAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  3. REAM · ROAM · ROOM · BOOM · BOOP · POOP
  4. REAM · ROAM · ROOM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  5. REAM · ROAM · ROOM · ROOF · POOF · 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
REAM92LEAM, ROAM
LEAM101LOAM
LOAM71LOOM
LOOM91LOOP
LOOP91POOP

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