POOPLE #446 · 3 Nov 2026
KILO to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from KILO to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 4. 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 KILL. From there, you have 4 moves left.KILL
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
KILO · KILL · PILL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- StartKILOYour starting word
- Move 1KILLO — L · letter 4
- Move 2PILLK — P · letter 1
- Move 3POLLI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
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.
- StartKILOYour starting word
- Move 1KILLO — L · letter 4
- Move 2PILLK — P · letter 1
- Move 3POLLI — O · letter 2
- Move 4POOLL — O · letter 3
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KILO | 4 | 1 | KILL |
| KILL | 14 | 1 | PILL |
| PILL | 15 | 1 | POLL |
| POLL | 12 | 1 | POOL |
| POOL | 8 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.