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POOPLE #229 · 31 Mar 2026

READ to POOP.

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

5shortest moves
4shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from READ to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 2. 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 ROAD. From there, you have 4 moves left.ROAD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

READ · ROAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP

  1. StartREADYour starting word
  2. Move 1ROADE — O · letter 2
  3. Move 2GOADR — G · letter 1
  4. Move 3GOODA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1

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.

  1. StartREADYour starting word
  2. Move 1ROADE — O · letter 2
  3. Move 2GOADR — G · letter 1
  4. Move 3GOODA — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
All 4 equivalent shortest paths
  1. READ · ROAD · GOAD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
  2. READ · ROAD · ROOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
  3. READ · ROAD · ROOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
  4. READ · ROAD · ROOD · ROOF · POOF · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
READ121ROAD
ROAD112GOAD, ROOD
GOAD101GOOD
GOOD101GOOP
GOOP91POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.