POOPLE #422 · 10 Oct 2026
GEMS to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
14shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GEMS 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 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 GAMS. From there, you have 5 moves left.GAMS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
GEMS · GAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- StartGEMSYour starting word
- Move 1GAMSE — A · letter 2
- Move 2CAMSG — C · letter 1
- Move 3CAMPS — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
14 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.
- StartGEMSYour starting word
- Move 1GAMSE — A · letter 2
- Move 2CAMSG — C · letter 1
- Move 3CAMPS — P · letter 4
- Move 4COMPA — O · letter 2
- Move 5COOPM — O · letter 3
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 14 equivalent shortest paths
- GEMS · GAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · COOP · POOP
- GEMS · GAMS · CAMS · CAMP · COMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GAMS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GEES · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- GEMS · GELS · GELD · GOLD · GOOD · GOOP · POOP
- GEMS · GETS · BETS · BOTS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- GEMS · GUMS · BUMS · BUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GUMS · HUMS · HUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GUMS · RUMS · RUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GUMS · RUMS · RUMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · GUMS · SUMS · SUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · HEMS · HEME · HOME · POME · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · HEMS · HEMP · HUMP · PUMP · POMP · POOP
- GEMS · HEMS · HUMS · HUMP · PUMP · POMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS | 9 | 6 | GAMS, GEES, GELS, GETS, GUMS, HEMS |
| GAMS | 16 | 2 | CAMS, RAMS |
| CAMS | 18 | 1 | CAMP |
| CAMP | 11 | 1 | COMP |
| COMP | 8 | 2 | COOP, POMP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.