Poople #197 answer & hints

Friday, February 27, 2026

Ladder 1

OWNS → POOP

OWNSPOOP

Hint 1 Tap to reveal

The shortest path takes 9 steps after OWNS.

Hint 2 Tap to reveal

Your first move turns OWNS into a word matching O W _ S.

Hint 3 Tap to reveal

The word just before POOP is POOL.

Show the shortest path Spoiler

9 steps

startOWNS

step 1OWLS

step 2OILS

step 3OILY

step 4WILY

step 5WILL

step 6PILL

step 7POLL

step 8POOL

step 9POOP

There are 15 different shortest paths of 9 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #197

All Poople #197 answers in one table Spoiler

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

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Checked by the DleHints team · Updated February 27, 2026
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