POOPLE #154 · 15 Jan 2026
Poople #154 Answer — SHAG to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SHAG 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 2. 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 SLAG. From there, you have 4 moves left.SLAG
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SHAG · SLAG · SLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- StartSHAGYour starting word
- Move 1SLAGH — L · letter 2
- Move 2SLAPG — P · letter 4
- Move 3PLAPS — P · letter 1
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartSHAGYour starting word
- Move 1SLAGH — L · letter 2
- Move 2SLAPG — P · letter 4
- Move 3PLAPS — P · letter 1
- Move 4PLOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — O · letter 2
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- SHAG · SLAG · SLAP · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- SHAG · SLAG · SLAP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- SHAG · SLAG · SLOG · SLOP · PLOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAG | 9 | 1 | SLAG |
| SLAG | 14 | 2 | SLAP, SLOG |
| SLAP | 14 | 2 | PLAP, SLOP |
| PLAP | 7 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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