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Poople #382 · Mon, Aug 31

Poople #382 Answer: WATT to POOP

WATT POOP

Hints for Poople #382

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 7 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 3rd letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: WAFT, WAIT, WANT, WART.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP

Showing 50 of 67 shortest paths
  1. WATT → WAFT → HAFT → HALT → HOLT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  2. WATT → WAFT → WEFT → LEFT → LOFT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  3. WATT → WAIT → WAIL → FAIL → FOIL → FOOL → POOL → POOP
  4. WATT → WAIT → WAIL → PAIL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  5. WATT → WAIT → WAIL → TAIL → TOIL → TOOL → POOL → POOP
  6. WATT → WAIT → WAIL → WALL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  7. WATT → WAIT → WHIT → CHIT → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP
  8. WATT → WAIT → WHIT → WHIP → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP
  9. WATT → WANT → CANT → CANS → CONS → COOS → COOP → POOP
  10. WATT → WANT → CANT → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP
  11. WATT → WANT → WANK → BANK → BONK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  12. WATT → WANT → WANK → HANK → HONK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  13. WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
  14. WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
  15. WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP
  16. WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  17. WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  18. WATT → WART → CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  19. WATT → WART → CART → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  20. WATT → WART → CART → CAST → COST → COOT → COOP → POOP
  21. WATT → WART → FART → FORT → FOOT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
  22. WATT → WART → FART → FORT → FOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
  23. WATT → WART → FART → FORT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP
  24. WATT → WART → FART → FORT → FOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  25. WATT → WART → FART → FORT → FOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  26. WATT → WART → HART → HALT → HOLT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  27. WATT → WART → PART → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  28. WATT → WART → PART → PORT → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  29. WATT → WART → PART → PORT → POUT → POUR → POOR → POOP
  30. WATT → WART → TART → TORT → TOOT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
  31. WATT → WART → TART → TORT → TOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
  32. WATT → WART → TART → TORT → TOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  33. WATT → WART → TART → TORT → TOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  34. WATT → WART → TART → TORT → TOOT → TOOL → POOL → POOP
  35. WATT → WART → WARD → WORD → WOOD → GOOD → GOOP → POOP
  36. WATT → WART → WARD → WORD → WOOD → HOOD → HOOP → POOP
  37. WATT → WART → WARD → WORD → WOOD → WOOF → POOF → POOP
  38. WATT → WART → WARD → WORD → WOOD → WOOL → POOL → POOP
  39. WATT → WART → WARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  40. WATT → WART → WARE → WORE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  41. WATT → WART → WARN → BARN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP
  42. WATT → WART → WARN → WORN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP
  43. WATT → WART → WARP → CARP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP
  44. WATT → WART → WARP → CARP → CAMP → COMP → POMP → POOP
  45. WATT → WART → WORT → FORT → FOOT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP
  46. WATT → WART → WORT → FORT → FOOT → COOT → COOP → POOP
  47. WATT → WART → WORT → FORT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP
  48. WATT → WART → WORT → FORT → FOOT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP
  49. WATT → WART → WORT → FORT → FOOT → LOOT → LOOP → POOP
  50. WATT → WART → WORT → PORT → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP

Shortest path: 7 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #382 answer works

Poople #382 asks you to turn WATT 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 67 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 T to N: WATT → WANT. 6 steps to go.
  2. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: WANT → WONT. 5 steps to go.
  3. Change the 1st letter from W to F: WONT → FONT. 4 steps to go.
  4. Change the 3rd letter from N to O: FONT → FOOT. 3 steps to go.
  5. Change the 4th letter from T to L: FOOT → FOOL. 2 steps to go.
  6. Change the 1st letter from F to P: FOOL → 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 WATT

WATT has 4 words one letter away in the Poople word list, and every one of them moves you closer to POOP.

How hard is Poople #382?

At 7 steps, Poople #382 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 #382 answer?+−
Poople #382 (Aug 31, 2026) starts from WATT. The shortest path is WATT → WANT → WONT → FONT → FOOT → FOOL → POOL → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #382 take?+−
The shortest path from WATT to POOP takes 7 steps. There are 67 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #382?+−
The official best path starts WATT → WANT. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #382 be solved in fewer than 7 steps?+−
No. 7 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from WATT is at least 6 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #382?+−
Poople #381 started from ANON. The shortest path was ANON → AEON → NEON → NOON → LOON → LOOP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #381 page in the archive.