POOPLE #302 · 12 Jun 2026
SUCH to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
7shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SUCH 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 SUCK. From there, you have 5 moves left.SUCK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SUCH · SUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartSUCHYour starting word
- Move 1SUCKH — K · letter 4
- Move 2BUCKS — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — 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.
- StartSUCHYour starting word
- Move 1SUCKH — K · letter 4
- Move 2BUCKS — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOCKU — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 7 equivalent shortest paths
- SUCH · SUCK · BUCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · HUCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · LUCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SUCH · SUCK · SOCK · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUCH | 3 | 1 | SUCK |
| SUCK | 14 | 4 | BUCK, HUCK, LUCK, SOCK |
| BUCK | 14 | 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.