POOPLE #405 · 23 Sep 2026
Poople #405 Answer — YANK to POOP in 5 Moves
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 YANK 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 BANK. From there, you have 4 moves left.BANK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
YANK · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartYANKYour starting word
- Move 1BANKY — B · letter 1
- Move 2BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
2 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartYANKYour starting word
- Move 1BANKY — B · letter 1
- Move 2BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- YANK · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- YANK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANK | 9 | 2 | BANK, HANK |
| BANK | 18 | 1 | BONK |
| BONK | 13 | 1 | BOOK |
| BOOK | 17 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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