POOPLE #411 · 29 Sep 2026
PAIN to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PAIN 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 LAIN. From there, you have 4 moves left.LAIN
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PAIN · LAIN · LOIN · LOON · LOOP · POOP
- StartPAINYour starting word
- Move 1LAINP — L · letter 1
- Move 2LOINA — O · letter 2
- Move 3LOONI — O · letter 3
- Move 4LOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1
2 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.
- StartPAINYour starting word
- Move 1LAINP — L · letter 1
- Move 2LOINA — O · letter 2
- Move 3LOONI — O · letter 3
- Move 4LOOPN — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- PAIN · LAIN · LOIN · LOON · LOOP · POOP
- PAIN · PAIL · PALL · POLL · POOL · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAIN | 10 | 2 | LAIN, PAIL |
| LAIN | 10 | 1 | LOIN |
| LOIN | 5 | 1 | LOON |
| LOON | 13 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.