POOPLE #410 · 28 Sep 2026

Poople #410 Answer — FOES to POOP in 5 Moves

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

5shortest moves
12shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeNo words revealed.
You can get from FOES to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionWhich letter changes 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.
Try DOES. From there, you have 4 moves left.DOES
04The full answerReveal the complete route.

FOES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP

  1. StartFOESYour starting word
  2. Move 1DOESF — D · letter 1
  3. Move 2DOERS — R · letter 4
  4. Move 3DOORE — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4POORD — P · letter 1
  6. Move 5POOPR — P · letter 4

12 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

  1. StartFOESYour starting word
  2. Move 1DOESF — D · letter 1
  3. Move 2DOERS — R · letter 4
  4. Move 3DOORE — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4POORD — P · letter 1
  6. Move 5POOPR — P · letter 4
All 12 equivalent shortest paths
  1. FOES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
  2. FOES · FOBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  3. FOES · FOBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  4. FOES · FOGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  5. FOES · FOGS · COGS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  6. FOES · FOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  7. FOES · FOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  8. FOES · HOES · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
  9. FOES · WOES · WOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  10. FOES · WOES · WOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  11. FOES · WOES · WOOS · WOOF · POOF · POOP
  12. FOES · WOES · WOOS · WOOL · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
FOES116DOES, FOBS, FOGS, FOPS, HOES, WOES
DOES161DOER
DOER71DOOR
DOOR61POOR
POOR71POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.

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