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Poople #395 · Sun, Sep 13

Poople #395 Answer: PAID to POOP

PAID POOP

Hints for Poople #395

Sniff test (How many steps?)RevealHide
The shortest path takes 5 steps.
Which letter stinks? (Which letter changes first?)RevealHide
Change the 4th letter first.
First plop (The first word)RevealHide
Your first move is PAIL.
Answer (Full shortest path)RevealHide

PAID → PAIL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP

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How the Poople #395 answer works

Poople #395 asks you to turn PAID 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 4th letter from D to L: PAID → PAIL. 4 steps to go.
  2. Change the 3rd letter from I to L: PAIL → PALL. 3 steps to go.
  3. Change the 2nd letter from A to O: PALL → POLL. 2 steps to go.
  4. Change the 3rd letter from L to O: POLL → POOL. 1 step to go.
  5. Change the 4th letter from L to P: POOL → POOP. That spells POOP, so you are done.

First-move traps for PAID

PAID has 7 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 and 5 keep you at the same distance.

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

Further away, so skip them: MAID.

Sideways, at the same distance from POOP, which costs you a step: LAID, PAIN, PAIR, RAID, SAID.

How hard is Poople #395?

At 5 steps, Poople #395 is rated Easy. Across the 105 Poople puzzles on this site, the shortest path averages 5.7 steps. Of the other puzzles, 56 had the same length and 48 were longer. No puzzle on this site was shorter.

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FAQ

What is the Poople #395 answer?+−
Poople #395 (Sep 13, 2026) starts from PAID. The shortest path is PAID → PAIL → PALL → POLL → POOL → POOP.
How many steps does Poople #395 take?+−
The shortest path from PAID to POOP takes 5 steps. There is 1 shortest path.
What is the first move in Poople #395?+−
The official best path starts PAID → PAIL.
Can Poople #395 be solved in fewer than 5 steps?+−
No. 5 steps is the minimum: every word one letter away from PAID is at least 4 steps from POOP.
What was the Poople answer the day before #395?+−
Poople #394 started from AHEM. The shortest path was AHEM → THEM → THEN → THIN → CHIN → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP. Its hints are on the Poople #394 page in the archive.