POOPLE #138 · 30 Dec 2025
HASH to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HASH 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 BASH. From there, you have 5 moves left.BASH
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HASH · BASH · BASS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartHASHYour starting word
- Move 1BASHH — B · letter 1
- Move 2BASSH — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOSSA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOSS — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
6 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.
- StartHASHYour starting word
- Move 1BASHH — B · letter 1
- Move 2BASSH — S · letter 4
- Move 3BOSSA — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOOSS — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- HASH · BASH · BASS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- HASH · CASH · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- HASH · CASH · COSH · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- HASH · HASP · RASP · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- HASH · LASH · LAST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- HASH · RASH · RASP · RAMP · ROMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASH | 11 | 5 | BASH, CASH, HASP, LASH, RASH |
| BASH | 15 | 1 | BASS |
| BASS | 15 | 1 | BOSS |
| BOSS | 16 | 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.