POOPLE #27 · 10 Sep 2025
DYES 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 DYES 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 2. 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 DOES. From there, you have 4 moves left.DOES
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
DYES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- StartDYESYour starting word
- Move 1DOESY — O · letter 2
- Move 2DOERS — R · letter 4
- Move 3DOORE — O · letter 3
- Move 4POORD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOPR — P · letter 4
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.
- StartDYESYour starting word
- Move 1DOESY — O · letter 2
- Move 2DOERS — R · letter 4
- Move 3DOORE — O · letter 3
- Move 4POORD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOPR — P · letter 4
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- DYES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- DYES · DYER · DOER · DOOR · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYES | 8 | 2 | DOES, DYER |
| DOES | 16 | 1 | DOER |
| DOER | 7 | 1 | DOOR |
| DOOR | 6 | 1 | POOR |
| POOR | 7 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.