POOPLE #416 · 4 Oct 2026
RAFT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
7shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from RAFT 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 HAFT. From there, you have 5 moves left.HAFT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
RAFT · HAFT · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- StartRAFTYour starting word
- Move 1HAFTR — H · letter 1
- Move 2HALTF — L · letter 3
- Move 3HOLTA — O · letter 2
- Move 4HOOTL — O · letter 3
- Move 5HOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPH — P · letter 1
7 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.
- StartRAFTYour starting word
- Move 1HAFTR — H · letter 1
- Move 2HALTF — L · letter 3
- Move 3HOLTA — O · letter 2
- Move 4HOOTL — O · letter 3
- Move 5HOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPH — P · letter 1
All 7 equivalent shortest paths
- RAFT · HAFT · HALT · HOLT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · LIFT · LOFT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · BOOT · BOOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · COOT · COOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- RAFT · RIFT · RIOT · ROOT · ROOF · POOF · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAFT | 7 | 2 | HAFT, RIFT |
| HAFT | 6 | 1 | HALT |
| HALT | 10 | 1 | HOLT |
| HOLT | 14 | 1 | HOOT |
| HOOT | 15 | 1 | HOOP |
| HOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.