POOPLE #319 · 29 Jun 2026
WARD to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
4shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WARD 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 WORD. From there, you have 4 moves left.WORD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WARD · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartWARDYour starting word
- Move 1WORDA — O · letter 2
- Move 2WOODR — O · letter 3
- Move 3GOODW — G · letter 1
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
4 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.
- StartWARDYour starting word
- Move 1WORDA — O · letter 2
- Move 2WOODR — O · letter 3
- Move 3GOODW — G · letter 1
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- WARD · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- WARD · WORD · WOOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOF · POOF · POOP
- WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD | 14 | 1 | WORD |
| WORD | 11 | 1 | WOOD |
| WOOD | 10 | 4 | GOOD, HOOD, WOOF, WOOL |
| GOOD | 10 | 1 | GOOP |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.