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Poople #371 · Thu, Aug 20

Poople #371 Answer: MICE to POOP

MICE POOP

Hints for Poople #371

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 6 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 1st or 3rd letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: DICE, LICE, MIKE, MILE, MIME, MIRE.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

MICE → MILE → MILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP

All 14 shortest paths
  1. MICE → DICE → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  2. MICE → LICE → LICK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  3. MICE → LICE → LIME → LIMP → PIMP → POMP → POOP
  4. MICE → MIKE → PIKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP
  5. MICE → MILE → MILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  6. MICE → MILE → MOLE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  7. MICE → MILE → MOLE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  8. MICE → MILE → PILE → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  9. MICE → MILE → PILE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  10. MICE → MILE → PILE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  11. MICE → MIME → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  12. MICE → MIME → LIME → LIMP → PIMP → POMP → POOP
  13. MICE → MIME → TIME → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  14. MICE → MIRE → MORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP

Shortest path: 6 steps Tricky

Finish in 6 steps for a Royal Flush

How the Poople #371 answer works

Poople #371 asks you to turn MICE 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 14 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 3rd letter from C to L: MICE → MILE. 5 steps to go.
  2. Change the 4th letter from E to L: MILE → MILL. 4 steps to go.
  3. Change the 1st letter from M to P: MILL → PILL. 3 steps to go.
  4. Change the 2nd letter from I to O: PILL → POLL. 2 steps to go.
  5. Change the 3rd letter from L to O: POLL → POOL. 1 step to go.
  6. Change the 4th letter from L to P: POOL → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for MICE

MICE has 14 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 6 of them move you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 1 takes you further away and 7 keep you at the same distance.

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

Further away, so skip them: MICA.

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: MACE, MICS, MINE, MITE, NICE, RICE, VICE.

How hard is Poople #371?

At 6 steps, Poople #371 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 #371 answer?+−
Poople #371 (Aug 20, 2026) starts from MICE. The shortest path is MICE → MILE → MILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #371 take?+−
The shortest path from MICE to POOP takes 6 steps. There are 14 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #371?+−
The official best path starts MICE → MILE. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #371 be solved in fewer than 6 steps?+−
No. 6 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from MICE is at least 5 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #371?+−
Poople #370 started from SUES. The shortest path was SUES → SUMS → SUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #370 page in the archive.