POOPLE #53 · 6 Oct 2025
NECK to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
10shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from NECK to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 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 BECK. From there, you have 4 moves left.BECK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
NECK · BECK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartNECKYour starting word
- Move 1BECKN — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOCKE — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
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.
- StartNECKYour starting word
- Move 1BECKN — B · letter 1
- Move 2BOCKE — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 4BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1
All 10 equivalent shortest paths
- NECK · BECK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- NECK · HECK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · NOOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · NOOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · NOOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- NECK · NOCK · NOOK · LOOK · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NECK | 7 | 3 | BECK, HECK, NOCK |
| BECK | 9 | 1 | BOCK |
| BOCK | 16 | 1 | BOOK |
| BOOK | 17 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.