POOPLE #391 · 9 Sep 2026
HYPE 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 HYPE 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 HOPE. From there, you have 4 moves left.HOPE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HYPE · HOPE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartHYPEYour starting word
- Move 1HOPEY — O · letter 2
- Move 2HOMEP — M · letter 3
- Move 3POMEH — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPM — O · letter 3
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.
- StartHYPEYour starting word
- Move 1HOPEY — O · letter 2
- Move 2HOMEP — M · letter 3
- Move 3POMEH — P · letter 1
- Move 4POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPM — O · letter 3
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- HYPE · HOPE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HYPE · HOPE · POPE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPE | 2 | 1 | HOPE |
| HOPE | 13 | 2 | HOME, POPE |
| HOME | 11 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.