POOPLE #248 · 19 Apr 2026
PACT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
21shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PACT 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 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 PACE. From there, you have 5 moves left.PACE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PACT · PACE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartPACTYour starting word
- Move 1PACET — E · letter 4
- Move 2PALEC — L · letter 3
- Move 3PALLE — L · letter 4
- Move 4POLLA — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
21 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.
- StartPACTYour starting word
- Move 1PACET — E · letter 4
- Move 2PALEC — L · letter 3
- Move 3PALLE — L · letter 4
- Move 4POLLA — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 4
All 21 equivalent shortest paths
- PACT · PACE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- PACT · PACE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- PACT · PACE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PACT · PACE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · BACK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · POCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · POCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · POCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- PACT · PACK · POCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- PACT · PART · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PACT · PART · PORT · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PACT · PART · PORT · POUT · POUR · POOR · POOP
- PACT · PAST · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · LAST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · POST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · POST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · POST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · POST · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PACT · PAST · POST · POUT · POUR · POOR · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACT | 7 | 4 | PACE, PACK, PART, PAST |
| PACE | 13 | 2 | PALE, PARE |
| PALE | 22 | 2 | PALL, POLE |
| PALL | 16 | 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.