POOPLE #312 · 22 Jun 2026
VICE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
8shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from VICE 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 DICE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DICE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
VICE · DICE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartVICEYour starting word
- Move 1DICEV — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEC — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
8 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.
- StartVICEYour starting word
- Move 1DICEV — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEC — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- VICE · DICE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- VICE · LICE · LICK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- VICE · LICE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- VICE · VILE · PILE · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- VICE · VILE · PILE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- VICE · VILE · PILE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- VICE · VILE · VOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- VICE · VILE · VOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICE | 11 | 3 | DICE, LICE, VILE |
| DICE | 11 | 1 | DIME |
| DIME | 12 | 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.