Poople #383 Answer: NAPS to POOP
September 1, 2026 · Easy · 5 moves
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About this puzzle
Par 5 of 11. Rated Easy.
1 distinct shortest path(s) from NAPS to POOP.
NAPS connects to 18 other valid words.
This puzzle has exactly one shortest route: every move is forced, with no equally short alternative at any step.
Easier than #382 (WATT, par 7) by 2 move(s). #382 WATT
How the routes branch
Every word in this ladder is forced. Swap any single word for another valid neighbour and the route gets longer.
Only one shortest path from NAPS to POOP exists. The key to success is finding CAPS, which leads directly to COPS.
Bridge words
- NAPS(noun)
- Short sleeps, usually during the day.
- CAPS(noun)
- A soft, close-fitting head covering, often without a brim.
- COPS(noun)
- police officers
- COOS(verb)
- makes a soft murmuring sound like a dove
- COOP(noun)
- A cage or enclosure for confining chickens or other small animals.
First moves from NAPS
NAPS has 18 legal first moves. Only one of them stays on a shortest path to POOP.
Stays on the shortest path: 4 moves left to POOP.
Costs one extra move: 6 moves total to POOP.
Costs two extra moves: 7 moves total to POOP.
Solve stats
952 solves were recorded by the time this puzzle was published, and 11% of them finished exactly on par.
Each row below groups solves by how many extra moves beyond par they took, from 0 (exactly on par) up to 6 or more. The number on each bar is that group's solve count, followed by its share of the total.
Median solve time: 1m 22s
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What is the Poople #383 answer?
The #383 start word is NAPS. One shortest path to POOP takes 5 moves: NAPS -> CAPS -> COPS -> COOS -> COOP -> POOP.
Is there really only one way to solve NAPS in 5 moves?
Yes, there is only one shortest solution for NAPS. You must move from NAPS to CAPS, then through COPS and COOS, to reach COOP and finally POOP.
Which first moves from NAPS will cost me the most turns?
Moving to NAES or NIPS from NAPS will cost you two extra moves. Both of these first moves lead to a total solution length of 7 moves to reach POOP.
NAPS has 18 neighbors. Are most of them good first moves?
No, only one of NAPS’s 18 neighbors leads to the shortest 5-move solution. Moving to CAPS is the only way to achieve the par score for this puzzle.