POOPLE #392 · 10 Sep 2026
RACE 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 RACE 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 LACE. From there, you have 5 moves left.LACE
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
RACE · LACE · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- StartRACEYour starting word
- Move 1LACER — L · letter 1
- Move 2LACKE — K · letter 4
- Move 3LOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — 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.
- StartRACEYour starting word
- Move 1LACER — L · letter 1
- Move 2LACKE — K · letter 4
- Move 3LOCKA — O · letter 2
- Move 4LOOKC — O · letter 3
- Move 5LOOPK — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPL — P · letter 1
All 20 equivalent shortest paths
- RACE · LACE · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- RACE · PACE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RACE · PACE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- RACE · PACE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RACE · PACE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · BACK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · HACK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · LACK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · ROOK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · ROOK · COOK · COOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · ROOK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · ROOK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
- RACE · RACK · ROCK · ROOK · ROOF · POOF · POOP
- RACE · RARE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- RACE · RASE · RASP · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- RACE · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACE | 14 | 5 | LACE, PACE, RACK, RARE, RASE |
| LACE | 13 | 1 | LACK |
| LACK | 15 | 1 | LOCK |
| LOCK | 18 | 1 | LOOK |
| LOOK | 13 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.