POOPLE #440 · 28 Oct 2026
CRUX to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
7shortest moves
4shortest paths
Trickyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from CRUX to POOP in 7 moves. That means 8 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 4. 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 CRUD. From there, you have 6 moves left.CRUD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
CRUX · CRUD · CRED · COED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- StartCRUXYour starting word
- Move 1CRUDX — D · letter 4
- Move 2CREDU — E · letter 3
- Move 3COEDR — O · letter 2
- Move 4HOEDC — H · letter 1
- Move 5HOODE — O · letter 3
- Move 6HOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPH — 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.
- StartCRUXYour starting word
- Move 1CRUDX — D · letter 4
- Move 2CREDU — E · letter 3
- Move 3COEDR — O · letter 2
- Move 4HOEDC — H · letter 1
- Move 5HOODE — O · letter 3
- Move 6HOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPH — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- CRUX · CRUD · CRED · COED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- CRUX · CRUD · CRED · CREW · CROW · CROP · COOP · POOP
- CRUX · CRUD · CRED · CREW · CROW · CROP · PROP · POOP
- CRUX · CRUD · CRED · CREW · CROW · PROW · PROP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRUX | 1 | 1 | CRUD |
| CRUD | 2 | 1 | CRED |
| CRED | 5 | 2 | COED, CREW |
| COED | 6 | 1 | HOED |
| HOED | 8 | 1 | HOOD |
| HOOD | 11 | 1 | HOOP |
| HOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.