Poople answer archive

Poople #57 answer: AREA to POOP in 8 guesses (October 11, 2025)

The Poople puzzle for October 11, 2025 starts from AREA. The shortest ladder to POOP takes 8 guesses, and there are 3 shortest routes. Here is one of them, using the most common words:

  1. AREA
  2. ARIA
  3. ARID
  4. GRID
  5. GRIP
  6. DRIP
  7. DROP
  8. PROP
  9. POOP

Puzzle numbers follow the original game, which switches to a new word at 08:00 UTC.

Want to play instead of peeking?

Replay Poople #57 yourself in the archive: same starting word, same word list, with undo and hints. Or try today's Poople Unlimited puzzle and the unlimited mode. Curious about a ladder of your own? The word ladder solver finds the shortest path between any two four-letter words.

How the shortest path is found

Every four-letter word in the game's word list is a node; two words are linked when they differ by one letter. A breadth-first search from POOP gives the minimum number of steps for every word. When several shortest ladders exist, the one shown prefers common words, so it reads naturally — the same idea the original game uses for its "yesterday" solution.