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POOPLE #452 · 9 Nov 2026

WAYS 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 WAYS 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 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 BAYS. From there, you have 4 moves left.BAYS
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

WAYS · BAYS · BOYS · BOOS · BOOP · POOP

  1. StartWAYSYour starting word
  2. Move 1BAYSW — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BOYSA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3BOOSY — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4BOOPS — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1

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.

  1. StartWAYSYour starting word
  2. Move 1BAYSW — B · letter 1
  3. Move 2BOYSA — O · letter 2
  4. Move 3BOOSY — O · letter 3
  5. Move 4BOOPS — P · letter 4
  6. Move 5POOPB — P · letter 1

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.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
WAYS131BAYS
BAYS171BOYS
BOYS131BOOS
BOOS211BOOP
BOOP121POOP

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