Puzzle #274 · May 15, 2026
Poople #274 Answer: WANT to POOP
Poople #274 was the puzzle for Friday, May 15, 2026. The starting word was WANT, and the shortest ladder to POOP takes 6 steps. We found 77 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 #274 hints
Hint 1: Which letter changes first
The first move changes the 1st letter of WANT, the W.
Hint 2: The next word starts with …
The word after WANT starts with C. Halfway down, the ladder passes through a word that starts with C.
Hint 3: Show me the full ladder
WANT → CANT → CANS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
6 steps
Step count computed with our word list (ENABLE + SCOWL); the official game uses its own list.
| Step | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANT | CANT | 1st letter W to C |
| 2 | CANT | CANS | 4th letter T to S |
| 3 | CANS | CONS | 2nd letter A to O |
| 4 | CONS | COOS | 3rd letter N to O |
| 5 | COOS | COOP | 4th letter S to P |
| 6 | COOP | POOP | 1st letter C to P |
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All shortest paths from WANT
Our word list allows 77 shortest ladders from WANT to POOP, each 6 steps. They are folded so they don't give the answer away.
Show the first 60 of 77 paths
- WANT → CANT → CANS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
- WANT → CANT → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WAND → BAND → BOND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WAND → WARD → WORD → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WART → WARD → WORD → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOND → FOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → FOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONK → HONK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → WOOL → POOL → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WOST → HOST → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WOST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
- WANT → HANT → HAST → HOST → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WANS → CANS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANE → PONE → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANE → PONE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANG → PONG → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANS → PAMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANS → PONS → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PANS → PONS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PART → PORT → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PAST → POST → POSH → POOH → POOP
- WANT → WANE → PANE → PONE → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WANE → PANE → PONE → POME → POMP → POOP
- WANT → WART → PART → PORT → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WART → WARN → WORN → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WART → WORT → WORD → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONK → CONK → COOK → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → WOOF → POOF → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WORT → WORD → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WOST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP
- WANT → HANT → HALT → HOLT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → HANT → HANK → HONK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WANS → WONS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → WANS → WONS → WOOS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PAST → PASH → POSH → POOH → POOP
- WANT → PANT → PENT → PEND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WAND → WEND → PEND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WART → WORT → PORT → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WART → WORT → WORN → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WENT → PENT → PEND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WENT → WEND → PEND → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → WOOS → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → PONS → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WONS → PONS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WORT → PORT → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WORT → WORN → PORN → POON → POOP
- WANT → WONT → WOST → POST → POSH → POOH → POOP
- WANT → HANT → HALT → HOLT → HOLP → HOOP → POOP
- WANT → WANS → PANS → PAMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- WANT → WANS → PANS → PONS → POND → POOD → POOP
- WANT → WANS → PANS → PONS → POMS → POMP → POOP
Words one letter away from WANT
These 15 words differ from WANT 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.
- CANT common
- HANT rare
- PANT common
- RANT common
- WAFT common
- WAIT common
- WAND common
- WANE common
- WANS rare
- WANY rare
- WART common
- WAST rare
- WATT common
- WENT common
- WONT common
How hard was Poople #274?
By our count it rates Expert: fewest 6 steps. That makes #274 harder than 74% of the 420 puzzles so far.
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How many steps is Poople #274?
Poople #274 takes 6 steps. We count the fewest steps from WANT 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 #274?
The starting word for Poople #274 was WANT, on Friday, May 15, 2026. 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 #274?
Yes. Press Play this puzzle on this page and the board loads with WANT 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.