POOPLE #261 · 2 May 2026
Poople #261 Answer — SHIN 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 SHIN 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 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 CHIN. From there, you have 4 moves left.CHIN
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
SHIN · CHIN · CHIP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- StartSHINYour starting word
- Move 1CHINS — C · letter 1
- Move 2CHIPN — P · letter 4
- Move 3CHOPI — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
5 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartSHINYour starting word
- Move 1CHINS — C · letter 1
- Move 2CHIPN — P · letter 4
- Move 3CHOPI — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- SHIN · CHIN · CHIP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- SHIN · SHIP · CHIP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- SHIN · SHIP · SHOP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- SHIN · SHIP · SHOP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- SHIN · SHIP · SLIP · SLOP · PLOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIN | 9 | 2 | CHIN, SHIP |
| CHIN | 7 | 1 | CHIP |
| CHIP | 9 | 1 | CHOP |
| CHOP | 7 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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