POOPLE #453 · 10 Nov 2026
Poople #453 Answer — ICES to POOP in 9 Moves
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 ICES 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 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 ACES. From there, you have 8 moves left.ACES
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ICES · ACES · ACED · APED · SPED · SLED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- StartICESYour starting word
- Move 1ACESI — A · letter 1
- Move 2ACEDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3APEDC — P · letter 2
- Move 4SPEDA — S · letter 1
- Move 5SLEDP — L · letter 2
- Move 6PLEDS — P · letter 1
- Move 7PLODE — O · letter 3
- Move 8PLOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPL — O · letter 2
4 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartICESYour starting word
- Move 1ACESI — A · letter 1
- Move 2ACEDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3APEDC — P · letter 2
- Move 4SPEDA — S · letter 1
- Move 5SLEDP — L · letter 2
- Move 6PLEDS — P · letter 1
- Move 7PLODE — O · letter 3
- Move 8PLOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPL — O · letter 2
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- ICES · ACES · ACED · APED · SPED · SLED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- ICES · ACES · APES · APED · SPED · SLED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- ICES · ICED · ACED · APED · SPED · SLED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- ICES · IDES · IDEM · ITEM · STEM · STEP · STOP · SLOP · PLOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICES | 4 | 3 | ACES, ICED, IDES |
| ACES | 10 | 2 | ACED, APES |
| ACED | 9 | 1 | APED |
| APED | 8 | 1 | SPED |
| SPED | 8 | 1 | SLED |
| SLED | 9 | 1 | PLED |
| PLED | 7 | 1 | PLOD |
| PLOD | 7 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
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