POOPLE #451 · 8 Nov 2026
REPO to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
7shortest moves
13shortest paths
Trickyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from REPO to POOP in 7 moves. That means 8 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 3. 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 REDO. From there, you have 6 moves left.REDO
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
REPO · REDO · REDS · BEDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- StartREPOYour starting word
- Move 1REDOP — D · letter 3
- Move 2REDSO — S · letter 4
- Move 3BEDSR — B · letter 1
- Move 4BODSE — O · letter 2
- Move 5BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 6BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPB — 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.
- StartREPOYour starting word
- Move 1REDOP — D · letter 3
- Move 2REDSO — S · letter 4
- Move 3BEDSR — B · letter 1
- Move 4BODSE — O · letter 2
- Move 5BOOSD — O · letter 3
- Move 6BOOPS — P · letter 4
- Move 7POOPB — P · letter 1
All 13 equivalent shortest paths
- REPO · REDO · REDS · BEDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPO · REDO · REDS · RODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPO · REDO · REDS · RODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · PEPS · PEES · PEEP · PREP · PROP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · PEPS · POPS · BOPS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · PEPS · POPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · PEPS · POPS · POPE · POME · POMP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · RAPS · CAPS · COPS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · RAPS · RAMS · RAMP · ROMP · POMP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · REDS · BEDS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · REDS · RODS · BODS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · REDS · RODS · CODS · COOS · COOP · POOP
- REPO · REPS · REGS · BEGS · BOGS · BOOS · BOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPO | 3 | 2 | REDO, REPS |
| REDO | 3 | 1 | REDS |
| REDS | 12 | 2 | BEDS, RODS |
| BEDS | 9 | 1 | BODS |
| BODS | 21 | 1 | BOOS |
| BOOS | 21 | 1 | BOOP |
| BOOP | 12 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.