POOPLE #96 · 18 Nov 2025
RIDE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
32shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from RIDE 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 BIDE. From there, you have 5 moves left.BIDE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
RIDE · BIDE · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartRIDEYour starting word
- Move 1BIDER — B · letter 1
- Move 2BIDSE — S · letter 4
- Move 3BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
32 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.
- StartRIDEYour starting word
- Move 1BIDER — B · letter 1
- Move 2BIDSE — S · letter 4
- Move 3BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 32 equivalent shortest paths
- RIDE · BIDE · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · BIDE · BODE · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · RIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · RIDS · RODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · RIDS · RODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · PILE · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · PILE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · PILE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · RILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · RILL · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · ROLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · ROLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RILE · ROLE · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RIME · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RIME · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RIME · TIME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RIPE · PIPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RIPE · ROPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RISE · ROSE · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · BODE · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · CODE · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · CODE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · CODE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · CODE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · RODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · RODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · ROLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · ROLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · ROLE · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · ROPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · RODE · ROSE · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RIDE · TIDE · TIME · TOME · POME · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDE | 16 | 8 | BIDE, RIDS, RILE, RIME, RIPE, RISE, RODE, TIDE |
| BIDE | 12 | 2 | BIDS, BODE |
| BIDS | 13 | 1 | BODS |
| BODS | 21 | 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.