POOPLE #18 · 1 Sep 2025
YEAH to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
2shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from YEAH 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 YEAR. From there, you have 5 moves left.YEAR
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
YEAH · YEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
- StartYEAHYour starting word
- Move 1YEARH — R · letter 4
- Move 2BEARY — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOARE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOORA — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPR — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
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.
- StartYEAHYour starting word
- Move 1YEARH — R · letter 4
- Move 2BEARY — B · letter 1
- Move 3BOARE — O · letter 2
- Move 4BOORA — O · letter 3
- Move 5BOOPR — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- YEAH · YEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
- YEAH · YEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAH | 2 | 1 | YEAR |
| YEAR | 13 | 1 | BEAR |
| BEAR | 19 | 1 | BOAR |
| BOAR | 7 | 1 | BOOR |
| BOOR | 11 | 2 | BOOP, POOR |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.