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Archive #166

Poople #166: ATOM to POOP

January 27, 2026 · Easy · par 5 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ATOM → ATOP → STOP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP. That is 5 moves, and the par stored next to ATOM in the client is 5.

I walked ATOM forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced ATOM → ATOP → STOP → SLOP → PLOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. ATOM → ATOP: letter 4 changes from M to P.
  2. ATOP → STOP: letter 1 changes from A to S.
  3. STOP → SLOP: letter 2 changes from T to L.
  4. SLOP → PLOP: letter 1 changes from S to P.
  5. PLOP → POOP: letter 2 changes from L 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.