POOPLE #447 · 4 Nov 2026
REPS to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
10shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from REPS 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 PEPS. From there, you have 5 moves left.PEPS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
REPS · PEPS · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- StartREPSYour starting word
- Move 1PEPSR — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEESP — E · letter 3
- Move 3PEEPS — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
10 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.
- StartREPSYour starting word
- Move 1PEPSR — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEESP — E · letter 3
- Move 3PEEPS — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
All 10 equivalent shortest paths
- REPS · PEPS · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REPS · PEPS · POPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPS · PEPS · POPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPS · PEPS · POPS · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- REPS · RAPS · CAPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPS · RAPS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- REPS · REDS · BEDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPS · REDS · RODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPS · REDS · RODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPS · REGS · BEGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPS | 9 | 4 | PEPS, RAPS, REDS, REGS |
| PEPS | 12 | 2 | PEES, POPS |
| PEES | 22 | 1 | PEEP |
| PEEP | 13 | 1 | PREP |
| PREP | 4 | 1 | PROP |
| PROP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.