POOPLE #274 · 15 May 2026

Poople #274 Answer — WANT to POOP in 6 Moves

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

6shortest moves

9shortest paths

Moderateour distance-based rating

01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.

You can get from WANT 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 CANT. From there, you have 5 moves left.CANT

04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

WANT · CANT · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP

9 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

All 9 equivalent shortest paths

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
WANT	13	3	CANT, WANK, WONT
CANT	9	2	CANS, CAST
CANS	16	1	CONS
CONS	19	1	COOS
COOS	15	1	COOP
COOP	14	1	POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.