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POOPLE #404 · 22 Sep 2026

WHEN to POOP.

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

6shortest moves
1shortest path
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from WHEN 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 4. 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 WHEW. From there, you have 5 moves left.WHEW
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

WHEN · WHEW · CHEW · CHOW · CHOP · COOP · POOP

  1. StartWHENYour starting word
  2. Move 1WHEWN — W · letter 4
  3. Move 2CHEWW — C · letter 1
  4. Move 3CHOWE — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4CHOPW — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5COOPH — O · letter 2
  7. Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1

1 shortest path in the checked word list. View the full explanation

Every step, explained.

Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.

  1. StartWHENYour starting word
  2. Move 1WHEWN — W · letter 4
  3. Move 2CHEWW — C · letter 1
  4. Move 3CHOWE — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4CHOPW — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5COOPH — O · letter 2
  7. Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1

This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.

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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
WHEN61WHEW
WHEW61CHEW
CHEW61CHOW
CHOW51CHOP
CHOP71COOP
COOP141POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.