Poople Answer Today (#1)
Here is the Poople answer for today's PoopleLadder puzzle #1. The start word is NINE and the shortest ladder to POOP takes 6 steps. The full path is folded below so you can still try it yourself, or get a gentle nudge on the hints page first.
- Puzzle
- #1
- Date
- November 14, 2026
- Start word
- NINE
- Shortest path
- 6 steps
Poople Answer Today: NINE to POOP
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NINE → NONE → CONE → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
- Startnine
- Step 1none
- Step 2cone
- Step 3cons
- Step 4coos
- Step 5coop
- Step 6poop
Why NINE Is Easy or Hard
Change a single letter of NINE and you can land on 10 different words, such as DINE, FINE, LINE and MINE. You can reach POOP in par by 6 different routes; the safe first steps are NONE and PINE. The tight spot is CONE: from there, CONS is the only move that stays on a shortest path. This was the very first PoopleLadder puzzle.
Step-by-step walkthrough (spoilers)
- Step 1: change the second letter of NINE from I to O to make NONE.
- Step 2: change the first letter of NONE from N to C to make CONE.
- Step 3: change the fourth letter of CONE from E to S to make CONS.
- Step 4: change the third letter of CONS from N to O to make COOS.
- Step 5: change the fourth letter of COOS from S to P to make COOP.
- Step 6: change the first letter of COOP from C to P to make POOP.
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