Poople Answer: #361 NAME to POOP
Replay the puzzle first, then reveal one published 5-move route from NAME to POOP.
- Par
- 5
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Level
- #361
Poople answer #361 guide
What is the Poople answer #361?
One published Poople answer #361 is a 5-move route from NAME 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 #361 NAME
NAME → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP
Step by step
Letter-by-letter path explanation
- NAME → SAME Change letter 1 from N to S.
- SAME → SOME Change letter 2 from A to O.
- SOME → POME Change letter 1 from S to P.
- POME → POMP Change letter 4 from E to P.
- POMP → POOP Change letter 3 from M to O.
| Published | |
|---|---|
| Start word | NAME |
| Target word | POOP |
| Par | 5 moves |
| Published route | 5 moves |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Computed minimum | 5 moves |
| Computed minimum routes | 8 |
| Final bridge | POMP |
Route logic
Why this Poople route works
Poople #361 follows NAME → SAME → SOME → POME → POMP → POOP across 5 published moves. NAME → SAME changes the first letter from N to S, while SOME → POME changes the first letter from S to P farther along the route. These concrete edits carry the ladder through 4 intermediate words without skipping an entry. Every neighboring pair differs by exactly one character, and the complete sequence matches the recorded par.
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
The final bridge is POMP, which differs from POOP only at the third position. Replacing M with O preserves the other three letters and finishes Poople #361 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 #361?
Poople #361 scores 30/100 on the PoopleToday Difficulty Index and is rated Easy. 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. 8 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. The recorded source is retained internally for review.
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 .