Puzzle #126 · Dec 18, 2025

Poople #126 Answer: MYTH to POOP

Poople #126 was the puzzle for Thursday, December 18, 2025. The starting word was MYTH, and the shortest ladder to POOP takes 6 steps. We found 24 different shortest paths with our word list. Open the hints below one at a time if you want a nudge, or reveal the full ladder at the end.

Poople #126 hints

Hint 1: Which letter changes first

The first move changes the 2nd letter of MYTH, the Y.

Hint 2: The next word starts with …

The word after MYTH starts with M. Halfway down, the ladder passes through a word that starts with C.

Hint 3: Show me the full ladder

MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP

Shortest ladder Expert

6 steps

Step count computed with our word list (ENABLE + SCOWL); the official game uses its own list.

MOTS is in our word list but marked rare, so the official game may not accept it.

Letter changes, step by step
StepFromToChange
1MYTHMOTH2nd letter Y to O
2MOTHMOTS4th letter H to S
3MOTSCOTS1st letter M to C
4COTSCOOS3rd letter T to O
5COOSCOOP4th letter S to P
6COOPPOOP1st letter C to P
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All shortest paths from MYTH

Our word list allows 24 shortest ladders from MYTH to POOP, each 6 steps. They are folded so they don't give the answer away.

Show all 24 paths
  1. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  2. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  3. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → MOOR → POOR → POOP
  4. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  5. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  6. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → MOOR → POOR → POOP
  7. MYTH → MOTH → LOTH → LOTS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
  8. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → LOTS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
  9. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
  10. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → MOOD → POOD → POOP
  11. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → MOON → POON → POOP
  12. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
  13. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → MOOL → POOL → POOP
  14. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → POTS → POMS → POMP → POOP
  15. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → MOOD → POOD → POOP
  16. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → MOON → POON → POOP
  17. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
  18. MYTH → MOTH → MOTT → MOOT → MOOL → POOL → POOP
  19. MYTH → MATH → MASH → PASH → POSH → POOH → POOP
  20. MYTH → MATH → PATH → PASH → POSH → POOH → POOP
  21. MYTH → MOTH → BOTH → BOSH → POSH → POOH → POOP
  22. MYTH → MOTH → GOTH → GOSH → POSH → POOH → POOP
  23. MYTH → MOTH → MOTE → MOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  24. MYTH → MOTH → MOTS → MOOS → GOOS → GOOP → POOP

Words one letter away from MYTH

These 3 words differ from MYTH in one letter. Common words are in SCOWL size 35; rare words are only in the ENABLE list, and the official game is more likely to reject them.

  • MATH common
  • METH rare
  • MOTH common

How hard was Poople #126?

By our count it rates Expert: fewest 6 steps. That makes #126 harder than 74% of the 420 puzzles so far.

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How many steps is Poople #126?

Poople #126 takes 6 steps. We count the fewest steps from MYTH to POOP with a breadth-first search over our four-letter word list (ENABLE + SCOWL), and the official game uses its own word list, so its count can differ from ours.

What was the starting word for Poople #126?

The starting word for Poople #126 was MYTH, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Every Poople puzzle ends at POOP, so the start word is the only thing that changes from day to day. With our word list this one rates Expert. Hints for it are at the top of this page.

Can I replay Poople #126?

Yes. Press Play this puzzle on this page and the board loads with MYTH as the start word, with Undo, Restart and three levels of hints. You can also play unlimited random puzzles on the home page, or pick any other past puzzle from the archive.