POOPLE #351 · 31 Jul 2026
BUZZ to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
9shortest moves
21shortest paths
Expertour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from BUZZ to POOP in 9 moves. That means 10 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 FUZZ. From there, you have 8 moves left.FUZZ
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- StartBUZZYour starting word
- Move 1FUZZB — F · letter 1
- Move 2FUZEZ — E · letter 4
- Move 3FAZEU — A · letter 2
- Move 4DAZEF — D · letter 1
- Move 5DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 6DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 7POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 8POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPM — O · letter 3
21 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.
- StartBUZZYour starting word
- Move 1FUZZB — F · letter 1
- Move 2FUZEZ — E · letter 4
- Move 3FAZEU — A · letter 2
- Move 4DAZEF — D · letter 1
- Move 5DAMEZ — M · letter 3
- Move 6DOMEA — O · letter 2
- Move 7POMED — P · letter 1
- Move 8POMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 9POOPM — O · letter 3
All 21 equivalent shortest paths
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · DAZE · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · DAZE · DOZE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FAME · TAME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FARE · FORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FAZE · FARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · DAME · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUME · FAME · TAME · TOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- BUZZ · FUZZ · FUZE · FUSE · RUSE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUZZ | 1 | 1 | FUZZ |
| FUZZ | 3 | 1 | FUZE |
| FUZE | 4 | 3 | FAZE, FUME, FUSE |
| FAZE | 14 | 3 | DAZE, FAME, FARE |
| 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.