Poople #367 · Sun, Aug 16
Poople #367 Answer: NEXT to POOP
NEXT POOP
Hints for Poople #367
Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide
NEXT → NEAT → BEAT → BOAT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
All 5 shortest paths
- NEXT → NEAT → BEAT → BOAT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
- NEXT → NEAT → PEAT → PLAT → PLAP → PLOP → POOP
- NEXT → NEAT → PEAT → PLAT → PLOT → PLOP → POOP
- NEXT → NEST → HEST → HOST → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
- NEXT → NEST → LEST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
Shortest path: 6 steps Tricky
Finish in 6 steps for a Royal Flush
How the Poople #367 answer works
Poople #367 asks you to turn NEXT 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 5 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.
Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
- Change the 3rd letter from X to A: NEXT → NEAT. 5 steps to go.
- Change the 1st letter from N to B: NEAT → BEAT. 4 steps to go.
- Change the 2nd letter from E to O: BEAT → BOAT. 3 steps to go.
- Change the 3rd letter from A to O: BOAT → BOOT. 2 steps to go.
- Change the 4th letter from T to P: BOOT → BOOP. 1 step to go.
- Change the 1st letter from B to P: BOOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.
First-move traps for NEXT
NEXT has 4 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 2 of them move you closer to POOP.
Of the others, 2 keep you at the same distance.
Which first moves to avoid (may reveal the first move)
Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: NEWT, TEXT.
How hard is Poople #367?
At 6 steps, Poople #367 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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