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Poople #370 · Wed, Aug 19

Poople #370 Answer: SUES to POOP

SUES POOP

Hints for Poople #370

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 5 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 3rd letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Your first move is SUMS.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

SUES → SUMS → SUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP

Shortest path: 5 steps Easy

Finish in 5 steps for a Royal Flush

How the Poople #370 answer works

Poople #370 asks you to turn SUES 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 5 steps. There is only one shortest path, so only one sequence of moves finishes in 5 steps.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 3rd letter from E to M: SUES → SUMS. 4 steps to go.
  2. Change the 4th letter from S to P: SUMS → SUMP. 3 steps to go.
  3. Change the 1st letter from S to P: SUMP → PUMP. 2 steps to go.
  4. Change the 2nd letter from U to O: PUMP → POMP. 1 step to go.
  5. Change the 3rd letter from M to O: POMP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for SUES

SUES has 14 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 1 of them moves you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 2 take you further away and 11 keep you at the same distance.

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

Further away, so skip them: SHES, SUET.

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: CUES, DUES, HUES, RUES, SEES, SUBS, SUDS, SUED, SUNS, SUPS, SUSS.

How hard is Poople #370?

At 5 steps, Poople #370 is rated Easy. Across the 62 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.6 steps. Of the other puzzles, 37 had the same length and 24 were longer. No puzzle on this site was shorter.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #370 answer?+−
Poople #370 (Aug 19, 2026) starts from SUES. The shortest path is SUES → SUMS → SUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #370 take?+−
The shortest path from SUES to POOP takes 5 steps. There is 1 shortest path.
What is the first move in Poople #370?+−
The official best path starts SUES → SUMS.
Can Poople #370 be solved in fewer than 5 steps?+−
No. 5 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from SUES is at least 4 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #370?+−
Poople #369 started from PERT. The shortest path was PERT → PORT → POUT → POUR → POOR → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #369 page in the archive.