Poople archive · #157

Poople #157: ROTE to POOP (January 19, 2026)

The daily Poople from Monday, January 19, 2026. Par is 5 guesses, the shortest ladder possible. Undo and hints are on, and replays don't touch your streak.

About Poople #157

Poople #157 was the daily puzzle at poople.io on Monday, January 19, 2026 (a new one starts every day at 08:00 UTC). It starts from ROTE, and the fewest guesses that can reach POOP is 5: that's par, about as short as a Poople ladder gets. There are 13 different shortest ladders, so more than one route gets you par. This replay uses the same word list as the original game.

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