POOPLE #266 · 7 May 2026
Poople #266 Answer — MUSK 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 MUSK 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 BUSK. From there, you have 5 moves left.BUSK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
MUSK · BUSK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartMUSKYour starting word
- Move 1BUSKM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BUCKS — C · letter 3
- Move 3BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — 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.
- StartMUSKYour starting word
- Move 1BUSKM — B · letter 1
- Move 2BUCKS — C · letter 3
- Move 3BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 29 equivalent shortest paths
- MUSK · BUSK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · BUSK · BUNK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · HUSK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · HUSK · HUNK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · LUCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUCK · MOCK · MOOK · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSK · MUSS · MOSS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · MOOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · MOOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · MOOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- MUSK · MUST · MOST · MOOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- MUSK · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSK | 11 | 5 | BUSK, HUSK, MUCK, MUSS, MUST |
| BUSK | 12 | 2 | BUCK, BUNK |
| BUCK | 14 | 1 | BOCK |
| BOCK | 16 | 1 | BOOK |
| BOOK | 17 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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