POOPLE #82 · 4 Nov 2025
HARD to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
17shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HARD 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 BARD. From there, you have 5 moves left.BARD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HARD · BARD · BARN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- StartHARDYour starting word
- Move 1BARDH — B · letter 1
- Move 2BARND — N · letter 4
- Move 3BORNA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONR — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
17 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.
- StartHARDYour starting word
- Move 1BARDH — B · letter 1
- Move 2BARND — N · letter 4
- Move 3BORNA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOONR — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 17 equivalent shortest paths
- HARD · BARD · BARN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- HARD · CARD · CARP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- HARD · CARD · CARP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- HARD · CARD · CORD · CORK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- HARD · HAND · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · HARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HARD · HARK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · HARK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · HARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- HARD · HARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- HARD · HART · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · HERD · HEED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · HERD · HELD · HOLD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · WARD · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- HARD · WARD · WORD · WOOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HARD · WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOF · POOF · POOP
- HARD · WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARD | 12 | 9 | BARD, CARD, HAND, HARE, HARK, HARP, HART, HERD, WARD |
| BARD | 15 | 1 | BARN |
| BARN | 12 | 1 | BORN |
| BORN | 11 | 1 | BOON |
| BOON | 14 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.