POOPLE #134 · 26 Dec 2025
Poople #134 Answer — ARID to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
3shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from ARID 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 GRID. From there, you have 5 moves left.GRID
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ARID · GRID · GRAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartARIDYour starting word
- Move 1GRIDA — G · letter 1
- Move 2GRADI — A · letter 3
- Move 3GOADR — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOODA — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartARIDYour starting word
- Move 1GRIDA — G · letter 1
- Move 2GRADI — A · letter 3
- Move 3GOADR — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOODA — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- ARID · GRID · GRAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- ARID · GRID · GRIM · PRIM · PROM · PROP · POOP
- ARID · GRID · GRIP · DRIP · DROP · PROP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARID | 5 | 1 | GRID |
| GRID | 6 | 3 | GRAD, GRIM, GRIP |
| GRAD | 8 | 1 | GOAD |
| GOAD | 10 | 1 | GOOD |
| GOOD | 10 | 1 | GOOP |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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