POOPLE #61 · 14 Oct 2025
Poople #61 Answer — JERK to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
4shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from JERK 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 PERK. From there, you have 5 moves left.PERK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
JERK · PERK · PEEK · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- StartJERKYour starting word
- Move 1PERKJ — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEEKR — E · letter 3
- Move 3PEEPK — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — 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.
- StartJERKYour starting word
- Move 1PERKJ — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEEKR — E · letter 3
- Move 3PEEPK — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- JERK · PERK · PEEK · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- JERK · PERK · PERP · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- JERK · PERK · PORK · CORK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- JERK · PERK · PORK · PORE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERK | 1 | 1 | PERK |
| PERK | 9 | 3 | PEEK, PERP, PORK |
| PEEK | 15 | 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.
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