POOPLE #323 · 3 Jul 2026
Poople #323 Answer — HUES to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HUES 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 HOES. From there, you have 4 moves left.HOES
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HUES · HOES · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- StartHUESYour starting word
- Move 1HOESU — O · letter 2
- Move 2HOEDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3HOODE — O · letter 3
- Move 4HOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPH — P · letter 1
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartHUESYour starting word
- Move 1HOESU — O · letter 2
- Move 2HOEDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3HOODE — O · letter 3
- Move 4HOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPH — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- HUES · HOES · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HUES · HUED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HUES · HUMS · HUMP · PUMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUES | 10 | 3 | HOES, HUED, HUMS |
| HOES | 16 | 1 | HOED |
| HOED | 8 | 1 | HOOD |
| HOOD | 11 | 1 | HOOP |
| HOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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