Poople #246 answer & hints

Friday, April 17, 2026

Ladder 1

ALES → POOP

ALESPOOP

Hint 1 Tap to reveal

The shortest path takes 8 steps after ALES.

Hint 2 Tap to reveal

Your first move turns ALES into a word matching A _ E S.

Hint 3 Tap to reveal

The word just before POOP is PLOP.

Show the shortest path Spoiler

8 steps

startALES

step 1APES

step 2APED

step 3SPED

step 4SLED

step 5PLED

step 6PLOD

step 7PLOP

step 8POOP

There are 7 different shortest paths of 8 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #246

All Poople #246 answers in one table Spoiler

Ladder	Clue	Shortest path
1	ALES → POOP	ALES → APES → APED → SPED → SLED → PLED → PLOD → PLOP → POOP

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Checked by the DleHints team · Updated April 17, 2026
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