POOPLE #222 · 24 Mar 2026
TIER to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
4shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from TIER 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 PIER. From there, you have 5 moves left.PIER
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
TIER · PIER · PEER · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- StartTIERYour starting word
- Move 1PIERT — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEERI — E · letter 2
- Move 3PEEPR — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
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.
- StartTIERYour starting word
- Move 1PIERT — P · letter 1
- Move 2PEERI — E · letter 2
- Move 3PEEPR — P · letter 4
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
- TIER · PIER · PEER · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- TIER · PIER · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- TIER · TIED · PIED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- TIER · TIED · TOED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIER | 5 | 2 | PIER, TIED |
| PIER | 6 | 2 | PEER, PIED |
| PEER | 14 | 1 | PEEP |
| PEEP | 13 | 1 | PREP |
| PREP | 4 | 1 | PROP |
| PROP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.