Poople #161 answer & hints

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Ladder 1

OWLS → POOP

OWLSPOOP

Hint 1 Tap to reveal

The shortest path takes 8 steps after OWLS.

Hint 2 Tap to reveal

Your first move turns OWLS into a word matching O _ L S.

Hint 3 Tap to reveal

The word just before POOP is POOL.

Show the shortest path Spoiler

8 steps

startOWLS

step 1OILS

step 2OILY

step 3WILY

step 4WILL

step 5PILL

step 6POLL

step 7POOL

step 8POOP

There are 8 different shortest paths of 8 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #161

All Poople #161 answers in one table Spoiler

Ladder	Clue	Shortest path
1	OWLS → POOP	OWLS → OILS → OILY → WILY → WILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP

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