PoopleLadder

Poople Hints for Today's Puzzle

These Poople hints are for today's PoopleLadder puzzle #1, which starts from NINE. Each hint is hidden until you tap it, from a gentle clue to the full answer, so you only see as much as you want.

Today's Hints

1How many steps?Reveal
The shortest ladder from NINE to POOP takes 6 steps. There are 6 different ways to do it in 6.
2Which letter changes first?Reveal
On a shortest ladder, change the second letter of NINE first (another shortest ladder starts by changing the first letter instead).
3What is the first word?Reveal
Go from NINE to NONE. PINE also works as a first step.
4Show me the whole ladderReveal
The full path is on the Poople answer today page, folded until you open it.

Word Ladder Tips

General Poople hints that work on any puzzle, daily or unlimited:

  1. Start with the vowels. POOP has OO in the middle, so moves that put an O in the second or third slot usually bring you closer.
  2. Aim for a word one step away from POOP, like HOOP, LOOP, POOL or POOR, and then work out how to reach it from where you are.
  3. Look one step ahead: before you commit, ask whether the new word has an easy next move. Words with lots of neighbors keep your options open.
  4. Count the letters that already match POOP. A move that adds a match is progress; a move that removes one needs a good reason.
  5. If you are stuck, step back. Undo is free, and the shortest ladder sometimes changes a letter you would later change again.

Want to practise these? Poople Unlimited lets you play Easy ladders until the patterns stick, and the how to play page walks through a full example.

Poople Hints FAQ

Do hints change my score?

No. Hints are on a separate page and the game does not know you opened them. Your rating only depends on how many steps you take.

When do the hints update?

Every day at 00:00 UTC, together with the new puzzle. The hints on this page always match today's start word.

I opened every hint and I am still stuck. Now what?

Open the fourth hint for the full ladder on the Poople answer today page, or try a different first move and use Undo to back out of dead ends.