POOPLE #136 · 28 Dec 2025
DUET to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
4shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from DUET 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 4. 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 DUEL. From there, you have 5 moves left.DUEL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
DUET · DUEL · DULL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartDUETYour starting word
- Move 1DUELT — L · letter 4
- Move 2DULLE — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
4 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.
- StartDUETYour starting word
- Move 1DUELT — L · letter 4
- Move 2DULLE — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- DUET · DUEL · DULL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- DUET · DUEL · DULL · PULL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- DUET · DUES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- DUET · DUST · LUST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUET | 6 | 3 | DUEL, DUES, DUST |
| DUEL | 5 | 1 | DULL |
| DULL | 15 | 2 | DOLL, PULL |
| DOLL | 10 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.