POOPLE #92 · 14 Nov 2025
NIPS 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 NIPS 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 HIPS. From there, you have 5 moves left.HIPS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
NIPS · HIPS · HOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartNIPSYour starting word
- Move 1HIPSN — H · letter 1
- Move 2HOPSI — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOPSH — B · letter 1
- Move 4BOOSP — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — 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.
- StartNIPSYour starting word
- Move 1HIPSN — H · letter 1
- Move 2HOPSI — O · letter 2
- Move 3BOPSH — B · letter 1
- Move 4BOOSP — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 17 equivalent shortest paths
- NIPS · HIPS · HOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · HIPS · HOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · LIPS · LOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · LIPS · LOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · NAPS · CAPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · NIBS · BIBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · NIBS · NOBS · BOBS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · NIBS · NOBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · NITS · BITS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · PIPS · PIPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NIPS · PIPS · POPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · PIPS · POPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · PIPS · POPS · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- NIPS · SIPS · SOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · SIPS · SOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- NIPS · TIPS · TOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- NIPS · TIPS · TOPS · COPS · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIPS | 13 | 8 | HIPS, LIPS, NAPS, NIBS, NITS, PIPS, SIPS, TIPS |
| HIPS | 13 | 1 | HOPS |
| HOPS | 18 | 2 | BOPS, COPS |
| BOPS | 18 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.