Poople answer archive

Poople #362 answer: SWIM to POOP in 5 guesses (August 12, 2026)

The Poople puzzle for August 12, 2026 starts from SWIM. The shortest ladder to POOP takes 5 guesses, and there is only one shortest route. Here is it, using the most common words:

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

Want to play instead of peeking?

Try today's Poople Unlimited puzzle — a different starting word, same rules, with undo and hints — or go unlimited. 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.