POOPLE #70 · 23 Oct 2025
SAND to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
9shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SAND 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 BAND. From there, you have 5 moves left.BAND
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SAND · BAND · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- StartSANDYour starting word
- Move 1BANDS — B · letter 1
- Move 2BANKD — K · letter 4
- Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
9 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.
- StartSANDYour starting word
- Move 1BANDS — B · letter 1
- Move 2BANKD — K · letter 4
- Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 9 equivalent shortest paths
- SAND · BAND · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SAND · BAND · BOND · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SAND · HAND · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SAND · SAID · SLID · SLIP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- SAND · SANE · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- SAND · SANK · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- SAND · SANK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- SAND · SANS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- SAND · SANS · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAND | 11 | 6 | BAND, HAND, SAID, SANE, SANK, SANS |
| BAND | 15 | 2 | BANK, BOND |
| 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.