POOPLE #226 · 28 Mar 2026
Poople #226 Answer — HAZY to POOP in 7 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
7shortest moves
14shortest paths
Trickyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from HAZY to POOP in 7 moves. That means 8 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 4. 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 HAZE. From there, you have 6 moves left.HAZE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
HAZY · HAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartHAZYYour starting word
- Move 1HAZEY — E · letter 4
- Move 2DAZEH — D · letter 1
- Move 3DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 4DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 5POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 6POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPM — O · letter 3
14 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartHAZYYour starting word
- Move 1HAZEY — E · letter 4
- Move 2DAZEH — D · letter 1
- Move 3DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 4DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 5POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 6POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPM — O · letter 3
All 14 equivalent shortest paths
- HAZY · HAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · DAZE · DOZE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HALL · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HOLE · HOLD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HOLE · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HOLE · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HOLE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · HOLE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HALE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · HAZE · HARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- HAZY · LAZY · LACY · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAZY | 3 | 2 | HAZE, LAZY |
| HAZE | 11 | 3 | DAZE, HALE, HARE |
| DAZE | 11 | 2 | DAME, DOZE |
| DAME | 16 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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