POOPLE #285 · 26 May 2026
MUTE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
18shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from MUTE 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 CUTE. From there, you have 5 moves left.CUTE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
MUTE · CUTE · COTE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartMUTEYour starting word
- Move 1CUTEM — C · letter 1
- Move 2COTEU — O · letter 2
- Move 3COMET — M · letter 3
- Move 4COMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
18 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.
- StartMUTEYour starting word
- Move 1CUTEM — C · letter 1
- Move 2COTEU — O · letter 2
- Move 3COMET — M · letter 3
- Move 4COMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 18 equivalent shortest paths
- MUTE · CUTE · COTE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- MUTE · CUTE · COTE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · CUTE · COTE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · CUTE · COTE · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUTE · CUTE · CUTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · COTE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · COTE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · COTE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · COTE · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · DOTE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · MOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · MOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · MOPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · MORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MOTE · TOTE · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MULE · MOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- MUTE · MULE · MOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- MUTE · MULE · MULL · PULL · POLL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUTE | 9 | 3 | CUTE, MOTE, MULE |
| CUTE | 7 | 2 | COTE, CUTS |
| COTE | 17 | 2 | COME, COTS |
| COME | 17 | 2 | COMP, POME |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.