POOPLE #398 · 16 Sep 2026
WHAT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
5shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WHAT 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 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 CHAT. From there, you have 4 moves left.CHAT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
WHAT · CHAT · CHAP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- StartWHATYour starting word
- Move 1CHATW — C · letter 1
- Move 2CHAPT — P · letter 4
- Move 3CHOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
5 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.
- StartWHATYour starting word
- Move 1CHATW — C · letter 1
- Move 2CHAPT — P · letter 4
- Move 3CHOPA — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 5 equivalent shortest paths
- WHAT · CHAT · CHAP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
- WHAT · CHAT · COAT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- WHAT · PHAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- WHAT · PHAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · POOP
- WHAT · WHAP · CHAP · CHOP · COOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHAT | 8 | 3 | CHAT, PHAT, WHAP |
| CHAT | 10 | 2 | CHAP, COAT |
| CHAP | 9 | 1 | CHOP |
| CHOP | 7 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.