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Poople #365 · Fri, Aug 14

Poople #365 Answer: WAVE to POOP

WAVE POOP

Hints for Poople #365

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 6 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st or 2nd or 3rd letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: CAVE, PAVE, SAVE, WAKE, WALE, WARE, WOVE.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP

All 26 shortest paths
  1. WAVE → CAVE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  2. WAVE → CAVE → CAME → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  3. WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  4. WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  5. WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  6. WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  7. WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  8. WAVE → CAVE → COVE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  9. WAVE → PAVE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  10. WAVE → PAVE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  11. WAVE → PAVE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  12. WAVE → PAVE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  13. WAVE → SAVE → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  14. WAVE → WAKE → WOKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
  15. WAVE → WALE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  16. WAVE → WALE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  17. WAVE → WALE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  18. WAVE → WALE → WALL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  19. WAVE → WARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  20. WAVE → WARE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  21. WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  22. WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  23. WAVE → WOVE → COVE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  24. WAVE → WOVE → DOVE → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  25. WAVE → WOVE → WOKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
  26. WAVE → WOVE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP

Shortest path: 6 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #365 answer works

Poople #365 asks you to turn WAVE into POOP by changing one letter at a time, and every word on the way has to be in the Poople word list. The shortest path takes 6 steps. There are 26 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 1st letter from W to C: WAVE → CAVE. 5 steps to go.
  2. Change the 3rd letter from V to M: CAVE → CAME. 4 steps to go.
  3. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: CAME → COME. 3 steps to go.
  4. Change the 4th letter from E to P: COME → COMP. 2 steps to go.
  5. Change the 3rd letter from M to O: COMP → COOP. 1 step to go.
  6. Change the 1st letter from C to P: COOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for WAVE

WAVE has 18 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 7 of them move you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 1 takes you further away and 10 keep you at the same distance.

Which first moves to avoid (may reveal the first move)

Further away, so skip them: WAVY.

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: EAVE, FAVE, GAVE, HAVE, LAVE, NAVE, RAVE, WADE, WAGE, WANE.

How hard is Poople #365?

At 6 steps, Poople #365 is rated Tricky. Across the 62 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.6 steps. Of the other puzzles, 38 were shorter, 16 had the same length and 7 were longer.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #365 answer?+−
Poople #365 (Aug 14, 2026) starts from WAVE. The shortest path is WAVE → CAVE → CAME → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #365 take?+−
The shortest path from WAVE to POOP takes 6 steps. There are 26 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #365?+−
The official best path starts WAVE → CAVE. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #365 be solved in fewer than 6 steps?+−
No. 6 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from WAVE is at least 5 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #365?+−
Poople #364 started from WARN. The shortest path was WARN → WORN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #364 page in the archive.