POOPLE #442 · 30 Oct 2026
FUSS to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
8shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FUSS 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 CUSS. From there, you have 5 moves left.CUSS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
FUSS · CUSS · CUBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- StartFUSSYour starting word
- Move 1CUSSF — C · letter 1
- Move 2CUBSS — B · letter 3
- Move 3COBSU — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOSB — O · letter 3
- Move 5COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
8 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.
- StartFUSSYour starting word
- Move 1CUSSF — C · letter 1
- Move 2CUBSS — B · letter 3
- Move 3COBSU — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOSB — O · letter 3
- Move 5COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 8 equivalent shortest paths
- FUSS · CUSS · CUBS · COBS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- FUSS · CUSS · CUPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- FUSS · CUSS · CUTS · COTS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- FUSS · MUSS · MOSS · BOSS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- FUSS · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- FUSS · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- FUSS · MUSS · MOSS · MOOS · MOOR · POOR · POOP
- FUSS · SUSS · SUMS · SUMP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUSS | 9 | 3 | CUSS, MUSS, SUSS |
| CUSS | 12 | 3 | CUBS, CUPS, CUTS |
| CUBS | 17 | 1 | COBS |
| COBS | 19 | 1 | COOS |
| COOS | 15 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.