POOPLE #263 · 4 May 2026
TIED 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 TIED 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 PIED. From there, you have 4 moves left.PIED
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
TIED · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- StartTIEDYour starting word
- Move 1PIEDT — P · letter 1
- Move 2PLEDI — L · letter 2
- Move 3PLODE — O · letter 3
- Move 4PLOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
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.
- StartTIEDYour starting word
- Move 1PIEDT — P · letter 1
- Move 2PLEDI — L · letter 2
- Move 3PLODE — O · letter 3
- Move 4PLOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- TIED · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- TIED · TOED · HOED · HOOD · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIED | 8 | 2 | PIED, TOED |
| PIED | 8 | 1 | PLED |
| PLED | 7 | 1 | PLOD |
| PLOD | 7 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.