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POOPLE #281 · 22 May 2026

SHIM to POOP.

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 SHIM 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 4. 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 SHIP. From there, you have 4 moves left.SHIP
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

SHIM · SHIP · CHIP · CHOP · COOP · POOP

  1. StartSHIMYour starting word
  2. Move 1SHIPM — P · letter 4
  3. Move 2CHIPS — C · letter 1
  4. Move 3CHOPI — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1

5 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.

  1. StartSHIMYour starting word
  2. Move 1SHIPM — P · letter 4
  3. Move 2CHIPS — C · letter 1
  4. Move 3CHOPI — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
  1. SHIM · SHIP · CHIP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
  2. SHIM · SHIP · SHOP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
  3. SHIM · SHIP · SHOP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
  4. SHIM · SHIP · SLIP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
  5. SHIM · SLIM · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
SHIM102SHIP, SLIM
SHIP103CHIP, SHOP, SLIP
CHIP91CHOP
CHOP71COOP
COOP141POOP

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