POOPLE #204 · 6 Mar 2026
Poople #204 Answer — LAKE to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
31shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from LAKE 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 CAKE. From there, you have 5 moves left.CAKE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
LAKE · CAKE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartLAKEYour starting word
- Move 1CAKEL — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMEK — M · letter 3
- Move 3CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
31 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartLAKEYour starting word
- Move 1CAKEL — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMEK — M · letter 3
- Move 3CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 31 equivalent shortest paths
- LAKE · CAKE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · COKE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · COKE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · COKE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · CAKE · COKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LACE · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LAMP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LAMP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LAMP · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LAMP · LUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LAMP · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LAME · TAME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LIKE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · LIKE · PIKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · SAKE · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · TAKE · TAME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · TAKE · TOKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · TAKE · TOKE · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LAKE · WAKE · WOKE · POKE · POME · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE | 15 | 7 | CAKE, LACE, LAME, LIKE, SAKE, TAKE, WAKE |
| CAKE | 17 | 2 | CAME, COKE |
| CAME | 20 | 2 | CAMP, COME |
| CAMP | 11 | 1 | COMP |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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