POOPLE #326 · 6 Jul 2026
JAZZ to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
8shortest moves
5shortest paths
Hardour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from JAZZ 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 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 RAZZ. From there, you have 7 moves left.RAZZ
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartJAZZYour starting word
- Move 1RAZZJ — R · letter 1
- Move 2RAZEZ — E · letter 4
- Move 3DAZER — D · letter 1
- Move 4DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 5DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 6POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 7POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPM — O · letter 3
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.
- StartJAZZYour starting word
- Move 1RAZZJ — R · letter 1
- Move 2RAZEZ — E · letter 4
- Move 3DAZER — D · letter 1
- Move 4DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 5DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 6POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 7POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 8POOPM — O · letter 3
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · DAZE · DOZE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · RARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · RASE · RASP · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- JAZZ · RAZZ · RAZE · RASE · ROSE · POSE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAZZ | 2 | 1 | RAZZ |
| RAZZ | 2 | 1 | RAZE |
| RAZE | 14 | 3 | DAZE, RARE, RASE |
| DAZE | 11 | 2 | DAME, DOZE |
| 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.