POOPLE #278 · 19 May 2026
PACK to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
7shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PACK 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 BACK. From there, you have 4 moves left.BACK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PACK · BACK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartPACKYour starting word
- Move 1BACKP — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
7 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.
- StartPACKYour starting word
- Move 1BACKP — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
All 7 equivalent shortest paths
- PACK · BACK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- PACK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- PACK · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- PACK · POCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- PACK · POCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- PACK · POCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- PACK · POCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACK | 15 | 4 | BACK, HACK, LACK, POCK |
| BACK | 15 | 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.