POOPLE #420 · 8 Oct 2026
OMEN to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
9shortest moves
4shortest paths
Expertour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from OMEN to POOP in 9 moves. That means 10 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 OPEN. From there, you have 8 moves left.OPEN
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
OMEN · OPEN · OPES · OPTS · OATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartOMENYour starting word
- Move 1OPENM — P · letter 2
- Move 2OPESN — S · letter 4
- Move 3OPTSE — T · letter 3
- Move 4OATSP — A · letter 2
- Move 5BATSO — B · letter 1
- Move 6BOTSA — O · letter 2
- Move 7BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 8BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPB — P · letter 1
4 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.
- StartOMENYour starting word
- Move 1OPENM — P · letter 2
- Move 2OPESN — S · letter 4
- Move 3OPTSE — T · letter 3
- Move 4OATSP — A · letter 2
- Move 5BATSO — B · letter 1
- Move 6BOTSA — O · letter 2
- Move 7BOOST — O · letter 3
- Move 8BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPB — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- OMEN · OPEN · OPES · OPTS · OATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OMEN · OPEN · OPES · OPTS · OATS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- OMEN · OPEN · OPES · OPTS · OUTS · BUTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- OMEN · OPEN · OPES · OPTS · OUTS · CUTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMEN | 4 | 1 | OPEN |
| OPEN | 4 | 1 | OPES |
| OPES | 8 | 1 | OPTS |
| OPTS | 5 | 2 | OATS, OUTS |
| OATS | 17 | 2 | BATS, CATS |
| BATS | 22 | 1 | BOTS |
| BOTS | 22 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.