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Poople #392 · Thu, Sep 10

Poople #392 Answer: RACE to POOP

RACE POOP

Hints for Poople #392

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 or 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Good first moves: LACE, PACE, RACK, RARE, RASE.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

RACE → RACK → ROCK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP

All 20 shortest paths
  1. RACE → LACE → LACK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  2. RACE → PACE → PALE → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP
  3. RACE → PACE → PALE → POLE → POLL → POOL → POOP
  4. RACE → PACE → PALE → POLE → POME → POMP → POOP
  5. RACE → PACE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  6. RACE → RACK → BACK → BOCK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  7. RACE → RACK → HACK → HOCK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  8. RACE → RACK → LACK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  9. RACE → RACK → ROCK → BOCK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  10. RACE → RACK → ROCK → COCK → COOK → COOP → POOP
  11. RACE → RACK → ROCK → HOCK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  12. RACE → RACK → ROCK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  13. RACE → RACK → ROCK → ROOK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP
  14. RACE → RACK → ROCK → ROOK → COOK → COOP → POOP
  15. RACE → RACK → ROCK → ROOK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
  16. RACE → RACK → ROCK → ROOK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP
  17. RACE → RACK → ROCK → ROOK → ROOF → POOF → POOP
  18. RACE → RARE → PARE → PORE → POME → POMP → POOP
  19. RACE → RASE → RASP → RAMP → ROMP → POMP → POOP
  20. RACE → RASE → ROSE → POSE → POME → POMP → POOP

Play Poople #392

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Sniffing out the word list…

Shortest path: 6 steps Tricky

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How the Poople #392 answer works

Poople #392 asks you to turn RACE 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 20 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 E to K: RACE → RACK. 5 steps to go.
  2. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: RACK → ROCK. 4 steps to go.
  3. Change the 1st letter from R to L: ROCK → LOCK. 3 steps to go.
  4. Change the 3rd letter from C to O: LOCK → LOOK. 2 steps to go.
  5. Change the 4th letter from K to P: LOOK → LOOP. 1 step to go.
  6. Change the 1st letter from L to P: LOOP → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for RACE

RACE has 14 words one letter away in the Poople word list. Only 5 of them move you closer to POOP.

Of the others, 9 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: FACE, MACE, RACY, RAGE, RAKE, RATE, RAVE, RAZE, RICE.

How hard is Poople #392?

At 6 steps, Poople #392 is rated Tricky. Across the 105 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.7 steps. Of the other puzzles, 57 were shorter, 33 had the same length and 14 were longer.

Try other words in the Poople solver, or play endless practice ladders in Poople Unlimited.

FAQ

What is the Poople #392 answer?+−
Poople #392 (Sep 10, 2026) starts from RACE. The shortest path is RACE → RACK → ROCK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #392 take?+−
The shortest path from RACE to POOP takes 6 steps. There are 20 shortest paths.
What is the first move in Poople #392?+−
The official best path starts RACE → RACK. Other shortest paths may start differently; the hints above list every good first move.
Can Poople #392 be solved in fewer than 6 steps?+−
No. 6 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from RACE is at least 5 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #392?+−
Poople #391 started from HYPE. The shortest path was HYPE → HOPE → HOME → POME → POMP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #391 page in the archive.