POOPLE #433 · 21 Oct 2026
VEAL to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from VEAL 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 DEAL. From there, you have 5 moves left.DEAL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
VEAL · DEAL · DELL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartVEALYour starting word
- Move 1DEALV — D · letter 1
- Move 2DELLA — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
6 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.
- StartVEALYour starting word
- Move 1DEALV — D · letter 1
- Move 2DELLA — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- VEAL · DEAL · DELL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- VEAL · PEAL · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- VEAL · PEAL · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
- VEAL · PEAL · PEEL · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- VEAL · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- VEAL · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · TOOL · 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.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEAL | 11 | 3 | DEAL, PEAL, TEAL |
| DEAL | 16 | 1 | DELL |
| DELL | 14 | 1 | DOLL |
| DOLL | 10 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.