POOPLE #361 · 10 Aug 2026
NAME to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
8shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from NAME 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 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 CAME. From there, you have 4 moves left.CAME
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
NAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartNAMEYour starting word
- Move 1CAMEN — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
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.
- StartNAMEYour starting word
- Move 1CAMEN — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 3COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- NAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- NAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- NAME · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- NAME · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- NAME · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NAME · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NAME · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NAME · TAME · TOME · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | 9 | 4 | CAME, DAME, SAME, TAME |
| CAME | 20 | 2 | CAMP, COME |
| CAMP | 11 | 1 | COMP |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.