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Archive #103

Poople #103: OUCH to POOP

November 25, 2025 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is OUCH → MUCH → MUCK → BUCK → BOCK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to OUCH in the client is 7.

I walked OUCH forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced OUCH → MUCH → MUCK → BUCK → BOCK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. OUCH → MUCH: letter 1 changes from O to M.
  2. MUCH → MUCK: letter 4 changes from H to K.
  3. MUCK → BUCK: letter 1 changes from M to B.
  4. BUCK → BOCK: letter 2 changes from U to O.
  5. BOCK → BOOK: letter 3 changes from C to O.
  6. BOOK → BOOP: letter 4 changes from K to P.
  7. BOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from B to P.
poople.io board captured while puzzle 411 was live
Live board capture from poople.io on September 30, 2026.
Official BARN to BORN one-letter example
The same one-letter rule this ladder follows. Asset from poople.io.
Poople gameplay video. Loads from YouTube only after you press play.

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Sources: poople.io client bundle, checked 2026-09-30. Anchor date for #410 is September 28, 2026.