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Poople #375 · Mon, Aug 24

Poople #375 Answer: RITZ to POOP

RITZ POOP

Hints for Poople #375

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 7 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Your first move is RITE.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROLE → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP

All 33 shortest paths
  1. RITZ → RITE → BITE → BITS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  2. RITZ → RITE → CITE → COTE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  3. RITZ → RITE → CITE → COTE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  4. RITZ → RITE → CITE → COTE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  5. RITZ → RITE → CITE → COTE → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  6. RITZ → RITE → LITE → LIME → LIMP → PIMP → POMP → POOP
  7. RITZ → RITE → RILE → PILE → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  8. RITZ → RITE → RILE → PILE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  9. RITZ → RITE → RILE → PILE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  10. RITZ → RITE → RILE → RILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  11. RITZ → RITE → RILE → RILL → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  12. RITZ → RITE → RILE → ROLE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  13. RITZ → RITE → RILE → ROLE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  14. RITZ → RITE → RILE → ROLE → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  15. RITZ → RITE → RIME → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  16. RITZ → RITE → RIME → LIME → LIMP → PIMP → POMP → POOP
  17. RITZ → RITE → RIME → TIME → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  18. RITZ → RITE → RIPE → PIPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP
  19. RITZ → RITE → RIPE → ROPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP
  20. RITZ → RITE → RISE → ROSE → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP
  21. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → COTE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP
  22. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → COTE → COME → COMP → POMP → POOP
  23. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → COTE → COME → POME → POMP → POOP
  24. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → COTE → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  25. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → DOTE → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP
  26. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROLE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  27. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROLE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  28. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROLE → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  29. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROPE → POPE → POME → POMP → POOP
  30. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROSE → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP
  31. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROTS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP
  32. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROTS → COTS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  33. RITZ → RITE → ROTE → TOTE → TOME → POME → POMP → POOP

Shortest path: 7 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #375 answer works

Poople #375 asks you to turn RITZ 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 7 steps. There are 33 different shortest paths; the one explained below is the path the official game shows.

Step-by-step explanation (spoiler)
  1. Change the 4th letter from Z to E: RITZ → RITE. 6 steps to go.
  2. Change the 2nd letter from I to O: RITE → ROTE. 5 steps to go.
  3. Change the 3rd letter from T to L: ROTE → ROLE. 4 steps to go.
  4. Change the 4th letter from E to L: ROLE → ROLL. 3 steps to go.
  5. Change the 1st letter from R to P: ROLL → POLL. 2 steps to go.
  6. Change the 3rd letter from L to O: POLL → POOL. 1 step to go.
  7. Change the 4th letter from L to P: POOL → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for RITZ

RITZ has 2 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 1 of them moves you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 1 takes you further away.

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

Further away, so skip them: DITZ.

How hard is Poople #375?

At 7 steps, Poople #375 is rated Tricky. Across the 62 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.6 steps. Of the other puzzles, 55 were shorter, 3 had the same length and 3 were longer.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #375 answer?+−
Poople #375 (Aug 24, 2026) starts from RITZ. The shortest path is RITZ → RITE → ROTE → ROLE → ROLL → POLL → POOL → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #375 take?+−
The shortest path from RITZ to POOP takes 7 steps. There are 33 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #375?+−
The official best path starts RITZ → RITE.
Can Poople #375 be solved in fewer than 7 steps?+−
No. 7 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from RITZ is at least 6 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #375?+−
Poople #374 started from GIRL. The shortest path was GIRL → GILL → PILL → POLL → POOL → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #374 page in the archive.