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POOPLE #293 · 3 Jun 2026

TEAS to POOP.

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

6shortest moves
14shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from TEAS 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 PEAS. From there, you have 5 moves left.PEAS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

TEAS · PEAS · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP

  1. StartTEASYour starting word
  2. Move 1PEAST — P · letter 1
  3. Move 2PEATS — T · letter 4
  4. Move 3PLATE — L · letter 2
  5. Move 4PLAPT — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5PLOPA — O · letter 3
  7. Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2

14 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. StartTEASYour starting word
  2. Move 1PEAST — P · letter 1
  3. Move 2PEATS — T · letter 4
  4. Move 3PLATE — L · letter 2
  5. Move 4PLAPT — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5PLOPA — O · letter 3
  7. Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2
All 14 equivalent shortest paths
  1. TEAS · PEAS · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  2. TEAS · PEAS · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
  3. TEAS · PEAS · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
  4. TEAS · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  5. TEAS · TEAL · TELL · TOLL · TOOL · POOL · POOP
  6. TEAS · TEAM · LEAM · LOAM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
  7. TEAS · TEAM · TRAM · PRAM · PROM · PROP · POOP
  8. TEAS · TEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · BOOP · POOP
  9. TEAS · TEAR · BEAR · BOAR · BOOR · POOR · POOP
  10. TEAS · TEAT · BEAT · BOAT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
  11. TEAS · TEAT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
  12. TEAS · TEAT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
  13. TEAS · TEES · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
  14. TEAS · TENS · TONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · 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
TEAS117PEAS, TEAL, TEAM, TEAR, TEAT, TEES, TENS
PEAS142PEAT, PEES
PEAT181PLAT
PLAT102PLAP, PLOT
PLAP71PLOP
PLOP111POOP

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