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POOPLE #167 · 28 Jan 2026

PINT to POOP.

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

6shortest moves
11shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PINT 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 HINT. From there, you have 5 moves left.HINT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

PINT · HINT · HILT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP

  1. StartPINTYour starting word
  2. Move 1HINTP — H · letter 1
  3. Move 2HILTN — L · letter 3
  4. Move 3HOLTI — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4HOOTL — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5HOOPT — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPH — P · letter 1

11 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. StartPINTYour starting word
  2. Move 1HINTP — H · letter 1
  3. Move 2HILTN — L · letter 3
  4. Move 3HOLTI — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4HOOTL — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5HOOPT — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPH — P · letter 1
All 11 equivalent shortest paths
  1. PINT · HINT · HILT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
  2. PINT · LINT · LIFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
  3. PINT · LINT · LIST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
  4. PINT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  5. PINT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
  6. PINT · PINE · PIKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
  7. PINT · PINE · PILE · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  8. PINT · PINE · PILE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
  9. PINT · PINE · PILE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
  10. PINT · PINE · PIPE · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
  11. PINT · PINS · PONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · 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
PINT135HINT, LINT, PENT, PINE, PINS
HINT71HILT
HILT101HOLT
HOLT141HOOT
HOOT151HOOP
HOOP91POOP

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