POOPLE #318 · 28 Jun 2026
Poople #318 Answer — LATE to POOP in 6 Moves
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
27shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from LATE 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 DATE. From there, you have 5 moves left.DATE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
LATE · DATE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartLATEYour starting word
- Move 1DATEL — D · letter 1
- Move 2DAMET — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
27 shortest paths in the checked word list.
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartLATEYour starting word
- Move 1DATEL — D · letter 1
- Move 2DAMET — M · letter 3
- Move 3DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 4POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 5POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPM — O · letter 3
All 27 equivalent shortest paths
- LATE · DATE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · DATE · DOTE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LACE · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LAMP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LAMP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LAMP · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LAMP · LUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LAMP · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LAME · TAME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · LATS · BATS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- LATE · LATS · CATS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- LATE · LATS · LOTS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- LATE · LATS · LOTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- LATE · LITE · LIME · LIMP · PIMP · POMP · POOP
- LATE · PATE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- LATE · PATE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- LATE · PATE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · PATE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- LATE · SATE · SAME · SOME · POME · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATE | 17 | 7 | DATE, LACE, LAME, LATS, LITE, PATE, SATE |
| DATE | 14 | 2 | DAME, DOTE |
| DAME | 16 | 1 | DOME |
| DOME | 16 | 1 | POME |
| POME | 11 | 1 | POMP |
| POMP | 6 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.
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