POOPLE #234 · 5 Apr 2026
Poople #234 Answer — BURL to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
5shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from BURL 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 3. 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 BULL. From there, you have 4 moves left.BULL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
BURL · BULL · BOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartBURLYour starting word
- Move 1BULLR — L · letter 3
- Move 2BOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 3POLLB — P · letter 1
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
5 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartBURLYour starting word
- Move 1BULLR — L · letter 3
- Move 2BOLLU — O · letter 2
- Move 3POLLB — P · letter 1
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- BURL · BULL · BOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- BURL · BULL · PULL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- BURL · BURN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- BURL · BURP · BUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- BURL · PURL · PULL · POLL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURL | 12 | 4 | BULL, BURN, BURP, PURL |
| BULL | 16 | 2 | BOLL, PULL |
| BOLL | 15 | 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.
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