POOPLE #120 · 12 Dec 2025
HATE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
22shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HATE 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 DATE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DATE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HATE · DATE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartHATEYour starting word
- Move 1DATEH — D · letter 1
- Move 2DAMET — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
22 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.
- StartHATEYour starting word
- Move 1DATEH — D · letter 1
- Move 2DAMET — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 22 equivalent shortest paths
- HATE · DATE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · DATE · DOTE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HALL · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HOLE · HOLD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HOLE · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HOLE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · HALE · HOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · HALE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · HALE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · HALE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · HARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · HATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- HATE · HATS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- HATE · HATS · HOTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- HATE · HATS · HOTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- HATE · PATE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · PATE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HATE · PATE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · PATE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HATE · SATE · SAME · SOME · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATE | 13 | 6 | DATE, HALE, HARE, HATS, PATE, SATE |
| DATE | 14 | 2 | DAME, DOTE |
| DAME | 16 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 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.