POOPLE #430 · 18 Oct 2026
GIVE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
3shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GIVE 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 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 DIVE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DIVE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
GIVE · DIVE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartGIVEYour starting word
- Move 1DIVEG — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEV — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
3 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.
- StartGIVEYour starting word
- Move 1DIVEG — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEV — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- GIVE · DIVE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- GIVE · DIVE · DOVE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- GIVE · LIVE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIVE | 7 | 2 | DIVE, LIVE |
| DIVE | 13 | 2 | DIME, DOVE |
| DIME | 12 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.