POOPLE #66 · 19 Oct 2025
FAST to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
2shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from FAST 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 CAST. From there, you have 4 moves left.CAST
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
FAST · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- StartFASTYour starting word
- Move 1CASTF — C · letter 1
- Move 2COSTA — O · letter 2
- Move 3COOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
2 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.
- StartFASTYour starting word
- Move 1CASTF — C · letter 1
- Move 2COSTA — O · letter 2
- Move 3COOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4COOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- FAST · CAST · COST · COOT · COOP · POOP
- FAST · LAST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAST | 11 | 2 | CAST, LAST |
| CAST | 14 | 1 | COST |
| COST | 11 | 1 | COOT |
| COOT | 17 | 1 | COOP |
| COOP | 14 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.