POOPLE #337 · 17 Jul 2026
GRAN to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GRAN 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 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 GRAD. From there, you have 4 moves left.GRAD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
GRAN · GRAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartGRANYour starting word
- Move 1GRADN — D · letter 4
- Move 2GOADR — O · letter 2
- Move 3GOODA — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
2 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.
- StartGRANYour starting word
- Move 1GRADN — D · letter 4
- Move 2GOADR — O · letter 2
- Move 3GOODA — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- GRAN · GRAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- GRAN · GRAM · PRAM · PROM · PROP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAN | 6 | 2 | GRAD, GRAM |
| GRAD | 8 | 1 | GOAD |
| GOAD | 10 | 1 | GOOD |
| GOOD | 10 | 1 | GOOP |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.