POOPLE #393 · 11 Sep 2026
FUND to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FUND to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 2. 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 FOND. From there, you have 4 moves left.FOND
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
FUND · FOND · FOOD · FOOL · POOL · POOP
- StartFUNDYour starting word
- Move 1FONDU — O · letter 2
- Move 2FOODN — O · letter 3
- Move 3FOOLD — L · letter 4
- Move 4POOLF — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
3 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.
- StartFUNDYour starting word
- Move 1FONDU — O · letter 2
- Move 2FOODN — O · letter 3
- Move 3FOOLD — L · letter 4
- Move 4POOLF — P · letter 1
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
- FUND · FOND · FOOD · FOOL · POOL · POOP
- FUND · FOND · FOOD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- FUND · FOND · FOOD · HOOD · HOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUND | 5 | 1 | FOND |
| FOND | 9 | 1 | FOOD |
| FOOD | 10 | 3 | FOOL, GOOD, HOOD |
| FOOL | 10 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.