POOPLE #216 · 18 Mar 2026
TIES to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
30shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from TIES 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 DIES. From there, you have 5 moves left.DIES
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
TIES · DIES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- StartTIESYour starting word
- Move 1DIEST — D · letter 1
- Move 2DOESI — O · letter 2
- Move 3DOERS — R · letter 4
- Move 4DOORE — O · letter 3
- Move 5POORD — P · letter 1
- Move 6POOPR — P · letter 4
30 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.
- StartTIESYour starting word
- Move 1DIEST — D · letter 1
- Move 2DOESI — O · letter 2
- Move 3DOERS — R · letter 4
- Move 4DOORE — O · letter 3
- Move 5POORD — P · letter 1
- Move 6POOPR — P · letter 4
All 30 equivalent shortest paths
- TIES · DIES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- TIES · LIES · LIEN · LION · LOON · LOOP · POOP
- TIES · PIES · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- TIES · PIES · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- TIES · TEES · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- TIES · TIED · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- TIES · TIED · TOED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- TIES · TINS · TONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TIPS · TOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TIPS · TOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TITS · BITS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TITS · TOTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TITS · TOTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · DOES · DOER · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- TIES · TOES · HOES · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOMS · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOSS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOWS · BOWS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOWS · COWS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · TOYS · BOYS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · WOES · WOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · WOES · WOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- TIES · TOES · WOES · WOOS · WOOF · POOF · POOP
- TIES · TOES · WOES · WOOS · WOOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIES | 12 | 9 | DIES, LIES, PIES, TEES, TIED, TINS, TIPS, TITS, TOES |
| DIES | 14 | 1 | DOES |
| DOES | 16 | 1 | DOER |
| DOER | 7 | 1 | DOOR |
| DOOR | 6 | 1 | POOR |
| POOR | 7 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.