POOPLE #59 · 12 Oct 2025
NINE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
22shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from NINE 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 DINE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DINE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
NINE · DINE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartNINEYour starting word
- Move 1DINEN — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEN — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
22 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.
- StartNINEYour starting word
- Move 1DINEN — D · letter 1
- Move 2DIMEN — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 22 equivalent shortest paths
- NINE · DINE · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · DINE · DONE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · LINE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · BONE · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · CONE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · CONE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · CONE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · CONE · CONK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · CONE · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · DONE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · HONE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · HONE · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · NOPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · NOSE · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · NONE · TONE · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · PINE · PIKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · PINE · PILE · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- NINE · PINE · PILE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- NINE · PINE · PILE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · PINE · PIPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · TINE · TIME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- NINE · TINE · TONE · TOME · POME · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NINE | 13 | 5 | DINE, LINE, NONE, PINE, TINE |
| DINE | 23 | 2 | DIME, DONE |
| DIME | 12 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.