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POOPLE #26 · 9 Sep 2025

MUCK to POOP.

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

5shortest moves
12shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from MUCK 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 BUCK. From there, you have 4 moves left.BUCK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

MUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartMUCKYour starting word
  2. Move 1BUCKM — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BOCKU — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1

12 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. StartMUCKYour starting word
  2. Move 1BUCKM — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BOCKU — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
All 12 equivalent shortest paths
  1. MUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  2. MUCK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  3. MUCK · LUCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  4. MUCK · MOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  5. MUCK · MOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  6. MUCK · MOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  7. MUCK · MOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  8. MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  9. MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  10. MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  11. MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  12. MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
MUCK114BUCK, HUCK, LUCK, MOCK
BUCK141BOCK
BOCK161BOOK
BOOK171BOOP
BOOP121POOP

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