POOPLE #65 · 18 Oct 2025
SANG 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 SANG 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 BANG. From there, you have 5 moves left.BANG
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SANG · BANG · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartSANGYour starting word
- Move 1BANGS — B · letter 1
- Move 2BANKG — K · letter 4
- Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — 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.
- StartSANGYour starting word
- Move 1BANGS — B · letter 1
- Move 2BANKG — K · letter 4
- Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 10 equivalent shortest paths
- SANG · BANG · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SANG · BANG · BONG · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SANG · HANG · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SANG · SANE · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- SANG · SANK · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SANG · SANK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SANG · SANS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- SANG · SANS · SONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- SANG · SONG · BONG · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SANG · SONG · SONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANG | 16 | 6 | BANG, HANG, SANE, SANK, SANS, SONG |
| BANG | 15 | 2 | BANK, BONG |
| BANK | 18 | 1 | BONK |
| BONK | 13 | 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.