POOPLE #210 · 12 Mar 2026
REAL to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
22shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from REAL 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 DEAL. From there, you have 5 moves left.DEAL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
REAL · DEAL · DELL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartREALYour starting word
- Move 1DEALR — D · letter 1
- Move 2DELLA — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
22 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.
- StartREALYour starting word
- Move 1DEALR — D · letter 1
- Move 2DELLA — L · letter 3
- Move 3DOLLE — O · letter 2
- Move 4POLLD — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
All 22 equivalent shortest paths
- REAL · DEAL · DELL · DOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- REAL · PEAL · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- REAL · PEAL · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
- REAL · PEAL · PEEL · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REAL · READ · ROAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- REAL · READ · ROAD · ROOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- REAL · READ · ROAD · ROOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- REAL · READ · ROAD · ROOD · ROOF · POOF · POOP
- REAL · REAM · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAM · ROAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAM · ROAM · ROOM · BOOM · BOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAM · ROAM · ROOM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAM · ROAM · ROOM · ROOF · POOF · POOP
- REAL · REAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · POOP
- REAL · REAR · ROAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
- REAL · REAR · ROAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · POOP
- REAL · REEL · PEEL · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REAL · RIAL · RILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- REAL · RIAL · RILL · ROLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- REAL · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- REAL · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · TOOL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REAL | 15 | 8 | DEAL, PEAL, READ, REAM, REAR, REEL, RIAL, TEAL |
| DEAL | 16 | 1 | DELL |
| DELL | 14 | 1 | DOLL |
| DOLL | 10 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.