POOPLE #276 · 17 May 2026
REEF to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
6shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from REEF 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 BEEF. From there, you have 5 moves left.BEEF
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
REEF · BEEF · BEEP · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- StartREEFYour starting word
- Move 1BEEFR — B · letter 1
- Move 2BEEPF — P · letter 4
- Move 3PEEPB — P · letter 1
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
6 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.
- StartREEFYour starting word
- Move 1BEEFR — B · letter 1
- Move 2BEEPF — P · letter 4
- Move 3PEEPB — P · letter 1
- Move 4PREPE — R · letter 2
- Move 5PROPE — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPR — O · letter 2
All 6 equivalent shortest paths
- REEF · BEEF · BEEP · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REEF · REED · HEED · HOED · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- REEF · REED · PEED · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REEF · REED · PEED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP
- REEF · REEK · PEEK · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REEF · REEL · PEEL · PEEP · PREP · PROP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REEF | 4 | 4 | BEEF, REED, REEK, REEL |
| BEEF | 6 | 1 | BEEP |
| BEEP | 10 | 1 | PEEP |
| PEEP | 13 | 1 | PREP |
| PREP | 4 | 1 | PROP |
| PROP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.