Poople answers: January 2026
All 31 Poople puzzles from January 2026. Answers are shown openly on this page — use each puzzle's own page if you want hints first.
January 2026 at a glance
- Average shortest path: 5.68 steps
- Shortest path this month: 5 steps · longest: 8 steps
- Hardest start: #169 QUAD
Hardest ladder of the month
startQUAD
step 1QUID
step 2QUIT
step 3SUIT
step 4SLIT
step 5SLOT
step 6PLOT
step 7PLOP
step 8POOP
Every answer
| # | Date | Start | Steps | Shortest path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | January 31, 2026 | SAVE | 5 | SAVE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 169 | January 30, 2026 | QUAD | 8 | QUAD → QUID → QUIT → SUIT → SLIT → SLOT → PLOT → PLOP → POOP |
| 168 | January 29, 2026 | PINE | 5 | PINE → PIPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 167 | January 28, 2026 | PINT | 6 | PINT → PINE → PIPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 166 | January 27, 2026 | ATOM | 5 | ATOM → ATOP → STOP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP |
| 165 | January 26, 2026 | PING | 6 | PING → PINE → PIPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 164 | January 25, 2026 | CITE | 5 | CITE → COTE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP |
| 163 | January 24, 2026 | PINK | 6 | PINK → LINK → LICK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP |
| 162 | January 23, 2026 | RIGS | 5 | RIGS → CIGS → COGS → COOS → COOP → POOP |
| 161 | January 22, 2026 | OWLS | 8 | OWLS → OILS → OILY → WILY → WILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP |
| 160 | January 21, 2026 | ROSY | 5 | ROSY → ROSE → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 159 | January 20, 2026 | HAVE | 6 | HAVE → SAVE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 158 | January 19, 2026 | JAMS | 5 | JAMS → CAMS → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP |
| 157 | January 18, 2026 | ROTE | 5 | ROTE → ROLE → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP |
| 156 | January 17, 2026 | EGGS | 5 | EGGS → EGOS → EROS → PROS → PROP → POOP |
| 155 | January 16, 2026 | BUNS | 5 | BUNS → BUGS → BOGS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP |
| 154 | January 15, 2026 | SHAG | 5 | SHAG → SLAG → SLAP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP |
| 153 | January 14, 2026 | EVER | 8 | EVER → EVES → EYES → DYES → DOES → DOER → DOOR → POOR → POOP |
| 152 | January 13, 2026 | GOSH | 5 | GOSH → POSH → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP |
| 151 | January 12, 2026 | APEX | 7 | APEX → APED → SPED → SLED → PLED → PLOD → PLOP → POOP |
| 150 | January 11, 2026 | HATS | 5 | HATS → CATS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP |
| 149 | January 10, 2026 | WENT | 6 | WENT → WEST → LEST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP |
| 148 | January 9, 2026 | BULB | 5 | BULB → BULL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP |
| 147 | January 8, 2026 | EVEN | 8 | EVEN → EVES → EYES → DYES → DOES → DOER → DOOR → POOR → POOP |
| 146 | January 7, 2026 | GIFT | 5 | GIFT → LIFT → LOFT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP |
| 145 | January 6, 2026 | PECK | 5 | PECK → BECK → BOCK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP |
| 144 | January 5, 2026 | MULE | 5 | MULE → MOLE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP |
| 143 | January 4, 2026 | GIGA | 6 | GIGA → GIGS → CIGS → COGS → COOS → COOP → POOP |
| 142 | January 3, 2026 | JEST | 5 | JEST → LEST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP |
| 141 | January 2, 2026 | BYTE | 6 | BYTE → BITE → BITS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP |
| 140 | January 1, 2026 | BULK | 5 | BULK → BULL → PULL → POLL → POOL → POOP |