POOPLE #288 · 29 May 2026
DUNE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from DUNE 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 DONE. From there, you have 4 moves left.DONE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
DUNE · DONE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartDUNEYour starting word
- Move 1DONEU — O · letter 2
- Move 2DOMEN — M · letter 3
- Move 3POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPM — O · letter 3
1 shortest path in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartDUNEYour starting word
- Move 1DONEU — O · letter 2
- Move 2DOMEN — M · letter 3
- Move 3POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPM — O · letter 3
This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNE | 11 | 1 | DONE |
| DONE | 21 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.