POOPLE #365 · 14 Aug 2026
WAVE to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
26shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WAVE 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 CAVE. From there, you have 5 moves left.CAVE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WAVE · CAVE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartWAVEYour starting word
- Move 1CAVEW — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMEV — M · letter 3
- Move 3CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
26 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.
- StartWAVEYour starting word
- Move 1CAVEW — C · letter 1
- Move 2CAMEV — M · letter 3
- Move 3CAMPE — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 26 equivalent shortest paths
- WAVE · CAVE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · CAME · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · CAME · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · CAME · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · CAME · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · COVE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · COVE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · CAVE · COVE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · PAVE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WAVE · PAVE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WAVE · PAVE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · PAVE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · SAVE · SAME · SOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WAKE · WOKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WALE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WAVE · WALE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WAVE · WALE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WALE · WALL · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- WAVE · WARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WARE · WORE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · COVE · COME · COMP · COOP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · COVE · COME · COMP · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · COVE · COME · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · DOVE · DOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · WOKE · POKE · POME · POMP · POOP
- WAVE · WOVE · WORE · PORE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAVE | 18 | 7 | CAVE, PAVE, SAVE, WAKE, WALE, WARE, WOVE |
| CAVE | 19 | 2 | CAME, COVE |
| CAME | 20 | 2 | CAMP, COME |
| CAMP | 11 | 1 | COMP |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.