Poople #347 Answer: SLUM to POOP

July 27, 2026 · Easy · 5 moves

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Par 5 of 11. Rated Easy.

7 distinct shortest path(s) from SLUM to POOP.

SLUM connects to 9 other valid words.

The shortest routes split after move 1 and never agree again before POOP.

Right after SLUM, 5 different words keep the route just as short: GLUM, SLAM, SLIM, SLUG, SLUR. None of them rejoin the others before POOP.

This ladder's a real glow-up, going from "slum" to "poop" in just five steps. "Glom" is a wonderfully sticky bridge word.

SLUM(noun): A squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people.
GLUM(adjective): looking or feeling dejected; morose.
GLOM(verb): to steal, or to seize and attach to something
GLOP(noun): Soft, shapeless, and often sticky or messy material.
PLOP(verb): To fall with a soft sound, like an object dropping into water.

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The #347 start word is SLUM. One shortest path to POOP takes 5 moves: SLUM -> GLUM -> GLOM -> GLOP -> PLOP -> POOP.

Poople #347 (SLUM) has a par of 5. The shortest path from SLUM to POOP takes 5 move(s).

Poople #347 has 7 distinct shortest path(s) from SLUM to POOP.

Poople #347 is rated Easy with a par of 5 out of a maximum of 11 across all daily start words.