POOPLE #401 · 19 Sep 2026
Poople #401 Answer — FANS to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FANS 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 CANS. From there, you have 4 moves left.CANS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
FANS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- StartFANSYour starting word
- Move 1CANSF — C · letter 1
- Move 2CONSA — O · letter 2
- Move 3COOSN — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
1 shortest path in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartFANSYour starting word
- Move 1CANSF — C · letter 1
- Move 2CONSA — O · letter 2
- Move 3COOSN — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FANS | 12 | 1 | CANS |
| CANS | 16 | 1 | CONS |
| CONS | 19 | 1 | COOS |
| COOS | 15 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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