POOPLE #369 · 18 Aug 2026
PERT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
5shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PERT 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 3. 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 PEAT. From there, you have 4 moves left.PEAT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PERT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- StartPERTYour starting word
- Move 1PEATR — A · letter 3
- Move 2PLATE — L · letter 2
- Move 3PLAPT — P · letter 4
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
5 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.
- StartPERTYour starting word
- Move 1PEATR — A · letter 3
- Move 2PLATE — L · letter 2
- Move 3PLAPT — P · letter 4
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- PERT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- PERT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
- PERT · PERP · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- PERT · PORT · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PERT · PORT · POUT · POUR · POOR · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERT | 10 | 3 | PEAT, PERP, PORT |
| PEAT | 18 | 1 | PLAT |
| PLAT | 10 | 2 | PLAP, PLOT |
| PLAP | 7 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.