POOPLE #399 · 17 Sep 2026
Poople #399 Answer — DUTY to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
2shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from DUTY 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 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 DULY. From there, you have 5 moves left.DULY
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
DUTY · DULY · DULL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartDUTYYour starting word
- Move 1DULYT — L · letter 3
- Move 2DULLY — L · letter 4
- Move 3DOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
2 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartDUTYYour starting word
- Move 1DULYT — L · letter 3
- Move 2DULLY — L · letter 4
- Move 3DOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- DUTY · DULY · DULL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- DUTY · DULY · DULL · PULL · POLL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUTY | 1 | 1 | DULY |
| DULY | 2 | 1 | DULL |
| DULL | 15 | 2 | DOLL, PULL |
| DOLL | 10 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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