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POOPLE #2 · 16 Aug 2025

OPTS to POOP.

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6shortest moves
4shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from OPTS 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 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 OATS. From there, you have 5 moves left.OATS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

OPTS · OATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartOPTSYour starting word
  2. Move 1OATSP — A · letter 2
  3. Move 2BATSO — B · letter 1
  4. Move 3BOTSA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1

4 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. StartOPTSYour starting word
  2. Move 1OATSP — A · letter 2
  3. Move 2BATSO — B · letter 1
  4. Move 3BOTSA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOST — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPS — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
  1. OPTS · OATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  2. OPTS · OATS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  3. OPTS · OUTS · BUTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
  4. OPTS · OUTS · CUTS · COTS · 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
OPTS52OATS, OUTS
OATS172BATS, CATS
BATS221BOTS
BOTS221BOOS
BOOS211BOOP
BOOP121POOP

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