Puzzle #35 · Sep 18, 2025
Poople #35 Answer: ACES to POOP
Poople #35 was the puzzle for Thursday, September 18, 2025. The starting word was ACES, and the shortest ladder to POOP takes 7 steps. We found 25 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 #35 hints
Hint 1: Which letter changes first
The first move changes the 2nd letter of ACES, the C.
Hint 2: The next word starts with …
The word after ACES starts with A. Halfway down, the ladder passes through a word that starts with D.
Hint 3: Show me the full ladder
ACES → AYES → DYES → DOES → DOER → DOOR → POOR → POOP
7 steps
Step count computed with our word list (ENABLE + SCOWL); the official game uses its own list.
| Step | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACES | AYES | 2nd letter C to Y |
| 2 | AYES | DYES | 1st letter A to D |
| 3 | DYES | DOES | 2nd letter Y to O |
| 4 | DOES | DOER | 4th letter S to R |
| 5 | DOER | DOOR | 3rd letter E to O |
| 6 | DOOR | POOR | 1st letter D to P |
| 7 | POOR | POOP | 4th letter R to P |
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All shortest paths from ACES
Our word list allows 25 shortest ladders from ACES to POOP, each 7 steps. They are folded so they don't give the answer away.
Show all 25 paths
- ACES → AYES → DYES → DOES → DOER → DOOR → POOR → POOP
- ACES → AYES → DYES → DYER → DOER → DOOR → POOR → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → WOOL → POOL → POOP
- ACES → ACTS → AITS → PITS → POTS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- ACES → ALES → ALEE → FLEE → FLOE → FLOP → PLOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → DYES → DOES → GOES → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → DYES → DOES → DOMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → RYES → ROES → ROMS → ROMP → POMP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → WOOD → POOD → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → WOOF → POOF → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
- ACES → ACTS → AITS → LITS → LOTS → LOOS → LOOP → POOP
- ACES → ALES → ALEE → ALOE → ALOW → PLOW → PLOP → POOP
- ACES → ALES → ALEE → ALOE → FLOE → FLOP → PLOP → POOP
- ACES → ALES → ALEE → ALOE → SLOE → SLOP → PLOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → PYES → PEES → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → RYES → ROES → GOES → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → RYES → ROES → ROMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → TYES → TOES → GOES → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → TYES → TOES → TOMS → POMS → POMP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → GOES → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → WYES → WOES → WOOS → GOOS → GOOP → POOP
- ACES → AVES → AVOS → AVOW → ALOW → PLOW → PLOP → POOP
- ACES → AYES → PYES → PEES → PEEN → PEON → POON → POOP
Words one letter away from ACES
These 13 words differ from ACES 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.
- ACED common
- ACTS common
- AGES common
- ALES common
- ANES rare
- APES common
- ARES common
- ATES rare
- AVES rare
- AWES common
- AXES common
- AYES common
- ICES common
How hard was Poople #35?
By our count it rates Expert: fewest 7 steps. That makes #35 harder than 93% of the 420 puzzles so far.
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How many steps is Poople #35?
Poople #35 takes 7 steps. We count the fewest steps from ACES 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 #35?
The starting word for Poople #35 was ACES, on Thursday, September 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 #35?
Yes. Press Play this puzzle on this page and the board loads with ACES 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.