POOPLE #252 · 23 Apr 2026
MUTT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
10shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from MUTT 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 BUTT. From there, you have 5 moves left.BUTT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
MUTT · BUTT · BUTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartMUTTYour starting word
- Move 1BUTTM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BUTST — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOTSU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
10 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.
- StartMUTTYour starting word
- Move 1BUTTM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BUTST — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOTSU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 10 equivalent shortest paths
- MUTT · BUTT · BUTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · MOOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · MOOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · MOOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · MOOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUTT · MUST · MOST · MOOT · MOOR · POOR · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUTT | 5 | 2 | BUTT, MUST |
| BUTT | 5 | 1 | BUTS |
| BUTS | 21 | 1 | BOTS |
| BOTS | 22 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.