#442
FUSS → POOP · 6 steps · Medium
A daily detour for your brain
Poople: Today's Word Ladder
Start with a word. Change a letter. Find your way to POOP.
Your ladder
4 letters. 1 change.- Start
Change one letter to make a new word.
The goal
On-screen & physical keyboards. Coming soon.
Today's answer & hints
No spoilers while the puzzle is live. The answer and hints stay hidden until it closes.
Available after the puzzle closes
One more word?
Past puzzles
A little collection for your next coffee break. Released puzzles, with independently computed routes.
#441
CART → POOP · 5 steps · Easy
#440
CRUX → POOP · 7 steps · Medium
#439
CYAN → POOP · 5 steps · Easy
#438
ANTE → POOP · 8 steps · Hard
#437
CASE → POOP · 5 steps · Easy
#436
ITEM → POOP · 6 steps · Medium
#435
GENE → POOP · 6 steps · Medium
#434
CASH → POOP · 5 steps · Easy
#433
VEAL → POOP · 6 steps · Medium
Released through Oct 30, 2026. Every shortest route is calculated independently using game-checked vocabulary.
Poople by the numbers.
A small daily ritual. Room for a surprising number of routes.
- Valid four-letter words
- 2,398
- Game-checked vocabulary
- Puzzle each day
- 1
- The daily format
- Hardest revealed puzzle
- 9
- Hard · Independent BFS
Easy to learn. Good to get lost in.
One letter makes all the difference.
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COLD
Meet your first word.
Start with four letters. Your destination is always the same: POOP.
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COLD → CORD
Make one small change.
Swap one letter to make another valid word. COLD becomes CORD. That's one step.
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POOP
Find your way to POOP.
Keep going, one valid word at a time. Can you find a route with fewer steps?
The shortest route isn't always the most obvious one.
The word ladder guideThe small print, made simple
Good questions.
A few things worth knowing.
What is Poople?
Poople is a word ladder game in which you turn a four-letter starting word into POOP. Each move changes exactly one letter and must make a valid English word.
Is Poople Archive the official game?
No. Poople Archive is an independent, unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with poople.io, and its starting words use verified daily records. Shortest routes are computed independently with our own dictionary.
What makes a move valid?
A move must contain four letters, differ from the previous word in exactly one position, and appear in the game’s accepted word list. You cannot add or remove letters, or rearrange multiple letters in one move.
Can I change the same letter position more than once?
Yes. You can change any one position on each turn, including a position you changed earlier. A useful route may temporarily change a letter that already matches the target.
What does par mean in a word ladder?
Par is the fewest moves needed to reach the target using the accepted word list. This site checks vocabulary against the game’s acceptance rules, then calculates every shortest route independently. Active-puzzle answers and route lengths stay hidden.
Are these past Poople answers real?
The starting words are supplied verified daily records. Puzzle numbers follow a single calendar anchor. Route lengths and difficulty are calculated locally by BFS, independently of the official game. Only finished puzzles are listed.
Can I play unlimited puzzles or use a solver here?
Unlimited practice, a shortest-path solver, daily hints, and the playable game are planned for later stages. This version previews the layout and controls; those tools are not live yet.
Do I need an account?
No account is required to read this site. When the game is added, progress and streaks are planned to stay in your browser’s local storage without an account.