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Archive #165

Poople #165: PING to POOP

January 26, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is PING → PINE → PIKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to PING in the client is 6.

I walked PING forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced PING → PINE → PIKE → POKE → POME → POMP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. PING → PINE: letter 4 changes from G to E.
  2. PINE → PIKE: letter 3 changes from N to K.
  3. PIKE → POKE: letter 2 changes from I to O.
  4. POKE → POME: letter 3 changes from K to M.
  5. POME → POMP: letter 4 changes from E to P.
  6. POMP → POOP: letter 3 changes from M to O.
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.