POOPLE #260 · 1 May 2026
EELS to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
1shortest path
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from EELS 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 1. 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 GELS. From there, you have 5 moves left.GELS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
EELS · GELS · GELD · GOLD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartEELSYour starting word
- Move 1GELSE — G · letter 1
- Move 2GELDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3GOLDE — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOODL — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
1 shortest path in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartEELSYour starting word
- Move 1GELSE — G · letter 1
- Move 2GELDS — D · letter 4
- Move 3GOLDE — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOODL — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EELS | 1 | 1 | GELS |
| GELS | 7 | 1 | GELD |
| GELD | 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.