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DISK to POOP.

A reusable word-ladder guide, rather than a dated daily puzzle. Every move below changes exactly one letter.

6minimum moves
7shortest routes
Moderatedistance-based rating

A shortest path from DISK.

DISK reaches POOP in 6 moves. The list includes 7 words because the starting position costs no move.

  1. StartDISKThe starting word; no move used
  2. Move 1DICKReplace S with C in position 3
  3. Move 2DOCKReplace I with O in position 2
  4. Move 3BOCKReplace D with B in position 1
  5. Move 4BOOKReplace C with O in position 3
  6. Move 5BOOPReplace K with P in position 4
  7. Move 6POOPReplace B with P in position 1
Compare 7 shortest routes
  1. DISK · DICK · DOCK · BOCK · BOOK · BOOP · POOP
  2. DISK · DICK · DOCK · COCK · COOK · COOP · POOP
  3. DISK · DICK · DOCK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  4. DISK · DICK · DOCK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  5. DISK · DICK · HICK · HOCK · HOOK · HOOP · POOP
  6. DISK · DICK · LICK · LOCK · LOOK · LOOP · POOP
  7. DISK · DIRK · DORK · CORK · COOK · COOP · POOP

This list contains every shortest route in the checked word list.

Which first moves work?

2 next words keep you on a shortest route from DISK: DICK, DIRK.

The table lists all 9 accepted one-letter neighbors. “Moves remaining” starts after that first move. “Total via this word” includes it, so you can compare that choice with the 6-move minimum.

Next wordMoves remainingTotal via this wordResult
DESK67Longer route
DICK56Shortest route
DINK67Longer route
DIRK56Shortest route
DISC78Longer route
DISH67Longer route
DISS67Longer route
DUSK67Longer route
RISK67Longer route

Why 6 moves is the minimum.

DISK differs from POOP in 4 letter positions, so any route needs at least 4 changes. The accepted intermediate words require a longer route: the first complete connection in our search occurs at 6 moves.

The solver searches the checked word graph in distance order. It reaches every word one move away before trying two moves, then continues until it reaches POOP. The minimum applies to this word list; another game or dictionary may accept different connections.

Our Moderate label uses distance only: up to 5 moves is Easy, 6 is Moderate, 7 is Tricky, 8 is Hard, and 9 or more is Expert. It does not measure how familiar you will find each word.

Try DISK with a different target or read the verification method.

More 6-move ladders.

These starting words have the same shortest distance to POOP in the checked list.