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POOPLE #445 · 2 Nov 2026

PANG to POOP.

A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.

6shortest moves
13shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PANG 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 BANG. From there, you have 5 moves left.BANG
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

PANG · BANG · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartPANGYour starting word
  2. Move 1BANGP — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BANKG — K · letter 4
  4. Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1

13 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.

  1. StartPANGYour starting word
  2. Move 1BANGP — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BANKG — K · letter 4
  4. Move 3BONKA — O · letter 2
  5. Move 4BOOKN — O · letter 3
  6. Move 5BOOPK — P · letter 4
  7. Move 6POOPB — P · letter 1
All 13 equivalent shortest paths
  1. PANG · BANG · BANK · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  2. PANG · BANG · BONG · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  3. PANG · HANG · HANK · HONK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  4. PANG · PANE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  5. PANG · PANE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
  6. PANG · PANE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
  7. PANG · PANE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
  8. PANG · PANS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  9. PANG · PANS · PALS · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
  10. PANG · PANS · PONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  11. PANG · PONG · BONG · BONK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  12. PANG · PONG · PONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
  13. PANG · PONG · PONY · POLY · 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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
PANG145BANG, HANG, PANE, PANS, PONG
BANG152BANK, BONG
BANK181BONK
BONK131BOOK
BOOK171BOOP
BOOP121POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.