POOPLE #90 · 12 Nov 2025
HARM to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HARM 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 4. 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 HARE. From there, you have 5 moves left.HARE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HARM · HARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartHARMYour starting word
- Move 1HAREM — E · letter 4
- Move 2PAREH — P · letter 1
- Move 3POREA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMER — M · letter 3
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
6 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.
- StartHARMYour starting word
- Move 1HAREM — E · letter 4
- Move 2PAREH — P · letter 1
- Move 3POREA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMER — M · letter 3
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- HARM · HARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HARM · HARK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HARM · HARK · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- HARM · HARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- HARM · HARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- HARM · HART · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARM | 7 | 4 | HARE, HARK, HARP, HART |
| HARE | 20 | 1 | PARE |
| PARE | 22 | 1 | PORE |
| PORE | 21 | 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.