POOPLE #267 · 8 May 2026
Poople #267 Answer — PITA to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
3shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PITA 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 4. 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 PITS. From there, you have 5 moves left.PITS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PITA · PITS · BITS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartPITAYour starting word
- Move 1PITSA — S · letter 4
- Move 2BITSP — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOTSI — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartPITAYour starting word
- Move 1PITSA — S · letter 4
- Move 2BITSP — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOTSI — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- PITA · PITS · BITS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- PITA · PITS · POTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- PITA · PITS · POTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PITA | 4 | 1 | PITS |
| PITS | 22 | 2 | BITS, POTS |
| BITS | 18 | 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.
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