Poople #174 answer & hints

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Ladder 1

SHAM → POOP

SHAMPOOP
Hint 1 Tap to reveal
The shortest path takes 5 steps after SHAM.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
Your first move turns SHAM into a word matching S _ A M.
Hint 3 Tap to reveal
The word just before POOP is PLOP.
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5 steps

There are 2 different shortest paths of 5 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #174

All Poople #174 answers in one table Spoiler
LadderClueShortest path
1SHAM → POOPSHAM → SLAM → SLAP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP

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