Poople Answer: #331 KICK to POOP
Replay the puzzle first, then reveal one published 5-move route from KICK to POOP.
- Par
- 5
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Level
- #331
Poople answer #331 guide
What is the Poople answer #331?
One published Poople answer #331 is a 5-move route from KICK to POOP. Try the playable board before comparing your solution with the published route.
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One letter at a time
Poople Answer Path #331 KICK
KICK → HICK → HOCK → HOOK → HOOP → POOP
Step by step
Letter-by-letter path explanation
- KICK → HICK Change letter 1 from K to H.
- HICK → HOCK Change letter 2 from I to O.
- HOCK → HOOK Change letter 3 from C to O.
- HOOK → HOOP Change letter 4 from K to P.
- HOOP → POOP Change letter 1 from H to P.
| Published | |
|---|---|
| Start word | KICK |
| Target word | POOP |
| Par | 5 moves |
| Published route | 5 moves |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Computed minimum | 5 moves |
| Computed minimum routes | 2 |
| Final bridge | HOOP |
Route logic
Why this Poople route works
The published route leaves KICK by changing its first letter, then reshapes the middle of HICK through HOCK and HOOK before approaching POOP. Every transition changes one position and remains an accepted four-letter word. The result is a compact five-move ladder whose opening consonant and middle-vowel changes provide most of the solving work.
A repeatable solving method is to check both ends. From the start, keep letters that open several valid next moves. From POOP, work backward to a likely final bridge, then look for a word that connects your forward and backward chains. This reduces random guesses while you test the playable board.
Solution strategy
Why the bridge word matters
HOOP works as the final bridge because its last three letters already match POOP. Replacing the opening H with P completes the ladder in one valid move.
To apply this strategy to another Poople game, work backward from POOP: list its valid one-letter neighbours, then test which candidate connects to the chain you are building from the starting word.
Difficulty notes
How difficult is Poople #331?
Poople #331 scores 38/100 on the PoopleToday Difficulty Index and is rated Medium. The index combines minimum route length, word familiarity and route flexibility. Within Poople Today’s validated word list, the computed minimum is 5 moves. Its easiest computed minimum route contains no intermediate words in the lowest frequency quartile. 2 computed minimum routes were found in this word list.
Source and review
How this Poople answer is checked
Poople Today stores the puzzle number, starting word, par and published route with its source. Automated checks confirm four-letter formatting, the correct start and target, one changed letter per move and agreement between the route length and par. Review the published puzzle source.
The current route status is structure validated. Structural validation confirms that the displayed chain follows the game rules. Separately, the Difficulty Index searches Poople Today’s validated word list for computed minimum routes; that calculation does not prove that no route exists using a word outside this list. Last reviewed .