POOPLE #241 · 12 Apr 2026
Poople #241 Answer — GILT to POOP in 5 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GILT 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 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 GILD. From there, you have 4 moves left.GILD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
GILT · GILD · GOLD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartGILTYour starting word
- Move 1GILDT — D · letter 4
- Move 2GOLDI — O · letter 2
- Move 3GOODL — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
3 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartGILTYour starting word
- Move 1GILDT — D · letter 4
- Move 2GOLDI — O · letter 2
- Move 3GOODL — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPG — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- GILT · GILD · GOLD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- GILT · GILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- GILT · HILT · HOLT · HOOT · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILT | 10 | 3 | GILD, GILL, HILT |
| GILD | 7 | 1 | GOLD |
| GOLD | 12 | 1 | GOOD |
| GOOD | 10 | 1 | GOOP |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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