POOPLE #277 · 18 May 2026

Poople #277 Answer — GEEK to POOP in 5 Moves

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

5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GEEK 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 PEEK. From there, you have 4 moves left.PEEK
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

GEEK · PEEK · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP

  1. StartGEEKYour starting word
  2. Move 1PEEKG — P · letter 1
  3. Move 2PEEPK — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3PREPE — R · letter 2
  5. Move 4PROPE — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPR — O · letter 2

1 shortest path in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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  1. StartGEEKYour starting word
  2. Move 1PEEKG — P · letter 1
  3. Move 2PEEPK — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3PREPE — R · letter 2
  5. Move 4PROPE — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5POOPR — O · letter 2

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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
GEEK81PEEK
PEEK151PEEP
PEEP131PREP
PREP41PROP
PROP111POOP

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

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