POOPLE #306 · 16 Jun 2026
ARTS to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
8shortest moves
13shortest paths
Hardour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from ARTS to POOP in 8 moves. That means 9 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 2. 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 ANTS. From there, you have 7 moves left.ANTS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ARTS · ANTS · ANDS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartARTSYour starting word
- Move 1ANTSR — N · letter 2
- Move 2ANDST — D · letter 3
- Move 3AIDSN — I · letter 2
- Move 4BIDSA — B · letter 1
- Move 5BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 6BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPB — P · letter 1
13 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.
- StartARTSYour starting word
- Move 1ANTSR — N · letter 2
- Move 2ANDST — D · letter 3
- Move 3AIDSN — I · letter 2
- Move 4BIDSA — B · letter 1
- Move 5BODSI — O · letter 2
- Move 6BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 7BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPB — P · letter 1
All 13 equivalent shortest paths
- ARTS · ANTS · ANDS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARTS · APTS · OPTS · OATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARTS · APTS · OPTS · OATS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- ARTS · APTS · OPTS · OUTS · BUTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARTS · APTS · OPTS · OUTS · CUTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- ARTS · ARKS · IRKS · IRIS · BRIS · BROS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARTS · ARKS · IRKS · IRIS · BRIS · BROS · PROS · PROP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · AIDS · BIDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · DIMS · DIME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · DIMS · DOMS · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RUMS · RUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- ARTS · ARMS · AIMS · RIMS · RUMS · RUMP · ROMP · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS | 6 | 4 | ANTS, APTS, ARKS, ARMS |
| ANTS | 7 | 1 | ANDS |
| ANDS | 5 | 1 | AIDS |
| AIDS | 11 | 1 | BIDS |
| BIDS | 13 | 1 | BODS |
| BODS | 21 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.