Poople #390 answer & hints

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Ladder 1

NEWS → POOP

NEWSPOOP

Hint 1 Tap to reveal

The shortest path takes 6 steps after NEWS.

Hint 2 Tap to reveal

Your first move turns NEWS into a word matching N E _ S.

Hint 3 Tap to reveal

The word just before POOP is BOOP.

Show the shortest path Spoiler

6 steps

startNEWS

step 1NETS

step 2BETS

step 3BOTS

step 4BOOS

step 5BOOP

step 6POOP

There are 9 different shortest paths of 6 steps; this one uses the most common words.

Every answer for #390

All Poople #390 answers in one table Spoiler

Ladder	Clue	Shortest path
1	NEWS → POOP	NEWS → NETS → BETS → BOTS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP

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