POOPLE #449 · 6 Nov 2026
PANT to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
21shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from PANT 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 CANT. From there, you have 5 moves left.CANT
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
PANT · CANT · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- StartPANTYour starting word
- Move 1CANTP — C · letter 1
- Move 2CANST — S · letter 4
- Move 3CONSA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOSN — O · letter 3
- Move 5COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
21 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.
- StartPANTYour starting word
- Move 1CANTP — C · letter 1
- Move 2CANST — S · letter 4
- Move 3CONSA — O · letter 2
- Move 4COOSN — O · letter 3
- Move 5COOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPC — P · letter 1
All 21 equivalent shortest paths
- PANT · CANT · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- PANT · CANT · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- PANT · PANE · PALE · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- PANT · PANE · PALE · POLE · POLL · POOL · POOP
- PANT · PANE · PALE · POLE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PANT · PANE · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PANT · PANS · CANS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- PANT · PANS · PALS · PALL · POLL · POOL · POOP
- PANT · PANS · PONS · CONS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- PANT · PART · PARE · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PANT · PART · PORT · PORE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PANT · PART · PORT · POUT · POUR · POOR · POOP
- PANT · PAST · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · LAST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · POST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · POST · HOST · HOOT · HOOP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · POST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · POST · POSE · POME · POMP · POOP
- PANT · PAST · POST · POUT · POUR · POOR · POOP
- PANT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLAP · PLOP · POOP
- PANT · PENT · PEAT · PLAT · PLOT · PLOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANT | 13 | 6 | CANT, PANE, PANS, PART, PAST, PENT |
| CANT | 9 | 2 | CANS, CAST |
| CANS | 16 | 1 | CONS |
| CONS | 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.