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POOPLE #156 · 17 Jan 2026

EGGS to POOP.

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from EGGS 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 3. 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 EGOS. From there, you have 4 moves left.EGOS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

EGGS · EGOS · EROS · PROS · PROP · POOP

  1. StartEGGSYour starting word
  2. Move 1EGOSG — O · letter 3
  3. Move 2EROSG — R · letter 2
  4. Move 3PROSE — P · letter 1
  5. Move 4PROPS — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPR — O · letter 2

2 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.

  1. StartEGGSYour starting word
  2. Move 1EGOSG — O · letter 3
  3. Move 2EROSG — R · letter 2
  4. Move 3PROSE — P · letter 1
  5. Move 4PROPS — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPR — O · letter 2
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
  1. EGGS · EGOS · EROS · PROS · PROP · POOP
  2. EGGS · ERGS · EROS · PROS · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
EGGS32EGOS, ERGS
EGOS31EROS
EROS71PROS
PROS81PROP
PROP111POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.