Poople #187 answer & hints

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Ladder 1

ANEW → POOP

ANEWPOOP

Hint 1 Tap to reveal

The shortest path takes 7 steps after ANEW.

Hint 2 Tap to reveal

Your first move turns ANEW into a word matching _ N E W.

Hint 3 Tap to reveal

The word just before POOP is PLOP.

Show the shortest path Spoiler

7 steps

startANEW

step 1KNEW

step 2KNOW

step 3SNOW

step 4SLOW

step 5PLOW

step 6PLOP

step 7POOP

There are 2 different shortest paths of 7 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #187

All Poople #187 answers in one table Spoiler

Ladder	Clue	Shortest path
1	ANEW → POOP	ANEW → KNEW → KNOW → SNOW → SLOW → PLOW → PLOP → POOP

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