POOPLE #336 · 16 Jul 2026
WARM to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
20shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WARM 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 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 WARD. From there, you have 5 moves left.WARD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WARM · WARD · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- StartWARMYour starting word
- Move 1WARDM — D · letter 4
- Move 2WORDA — O · letter 2
- Move 3WOODR — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOODW — G · letter 1
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
20 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.
- StartWARMYour starting word
- Move 1WARDM — D · letter 4
- Move 2WORDA — O · letter 2
- Move 3WOODR — O · letter 3
- Move 4GOODW — G · letter 1
- Move 5GOOPD — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
All 20 equivalent shortest paths
- WARM · WARD · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- WARM · WARD · WORD · WOOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- WARM · WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOF · POOF · POOP
- WARM · WARD · WORD · WOOD · WOOL · POOL · POOP
- WARM · WARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WARM · WARE · WORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WARM · WARN · BARN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- WARM · WARN · WORN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · POOP
- WARM · WARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- WARM · WARP · CARP · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · DORM · DOOM · BOOM · BOOP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · DORM · DOOM · DOOR · POOR · POOP
- WARM · WORM · DORM · DOOM · LOOM · LOOP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORD · WOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORD · WOOD · HOOD · HOOP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORD · WOOD · WOOF · POOF · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORD · WOOD · WOOL · POOL · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORK · CORK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- WARM · WORM · WORN · BORN · BOON · BOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARM | 10 | 5 | WARD, WARE, WARN, WARP, WORM |
| WARD | 14 | 1 | WORD |
| WORD | 11 | 1 | WOOD |
| WOOD | 10 | 4 | GOOD, HOOD, WOOF, WOOL |
| GOOD | 10 | 1 | GOOP |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.