POOPLE #381 · 30 Aug 2026
ANON to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
3shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from ANON to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 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 AEON. From there, you have 5 moves left.AEON
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ANON · AEON · NEON · NOON · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- StartANONYour starting word
- Move 1AEONN — E · letter 2
- Move 2NEONA — N · letter 1
- Move 3NOONE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONN — B · letter 1
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
3 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.
- StartANONYour starting word
- Move 1AEONN — E · letter 2
- Move 2NEONA — N · letter 1
- Move 3NOONE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONN — B · letter 1
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- ANON · AEON · NEON · NOON · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- ANON · AEON · NEON · NOON · GOON · GOOP · POOP
- ANON · AEON · NEON · NOON · LOON · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANON | 2 | 1 | AEON |
| AEON | 4 | 1 | NEON |
| NEON | 3 | 1 | NOON |
| NOON | 10 | 3 | BOON, GOON, LOON |
| BOON | 14 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.