Poople #421 answer & hints

Friday, October 9, 2026 · today's puzzle

Ladder 1

CARB → POOP

CARBPOOP
Hint 1 Tap to reveal
The shortest path takes 5 steps after CARB.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
Your first move turns CARB into a word matching C A R _.
Hint 3 Tap to reveal
The word just before POOP is COOP.
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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 #421

All Poople #421 answers in one table Spoiler
LadderClueShortest path
1CARB → POOPCARB → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP

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Paths are solved by us with Poople's own word list; each is compared with the shortest path the game publishes the next day. Source: Poople (official). How we work →