POOPLE #436 · 24 Oct 2026
ITEM 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 ITEM 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 STEM. From there, you have 5 moves left.STEM
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
ITEM · STEM · STEP · STOP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
- StartITEMYour starting word
- Move 1STEMI — S · letter 1
- Move 2STEPM — P · letter 4
- Move 3STOPE — O · letter 3
- Move 4SLOPT — L · letter 2
- Move 5PLOPS — P · letter 1
- Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2
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.
- StartITEMYour starting word
- Move 1STEMI — S · letter 1
- Move 2STEPM — P · letter 4
- Move 3STOPE — O · letter 3
- Move 4SLOPT — L · letter 2
- Move 5PLOPS — P · letter 1
- Move 6POOPL — O · letter 2
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.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITEM | 2 | 1 | STEM |
| STEM | 6 | 1 | STEP |
| STEP | 5 | 1 | STOP |
| STOP | 5 | 1 | SLOP |
| SLOP | 13 | 1 | PLOP |
| PLOP | 11 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.