POOPLE #97 · 19 Nov 2025
COZY to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from COZY to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 3. 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 COPY. From there, you have 4 moves left.COPY
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
COZY · COPY · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- StartCOZYYour starting word
- Move 1COPYZ — P · letter 3
- Move 2COPSY — S · letter 4
- Move 3COOSP — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
2 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.
- StartCOZYYour starting word
- Move 1COPYZ — P · letter 3
- Move 2COPSY — S · letter 4
- Move 3COOSP — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- COZY · COPY · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- COZY · COSY · COST · COOT · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COZY | 3 | 2 | COPY, COSY |
| COPY | 5 | 1 | COPS |
| COPS | 20 | 1 | COOS |
| COOS | 15 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.