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Archive #197

Poople #197: OWNS to POOP

February 27, 2026 · Hard · par 9 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is OWNS → AWNS → AWLS → AILS → AIDS → BIDS → BODS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 9 moves, and the par stored next to OWNS in the client is 9.

I walked OWNS forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced OWNS → AWNS → AWLS → AILS → AIDS → BIDS → BODS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. OWNS → AWNS: letter 1 changes from O to A.
  2. AWNS → AWLS: letter 3 changes from N to L.
  3. AWLS → AILS: letter 2 changes from W to I.
  4. AILS → AIDS: letter 3 changes from L to D.
  5. AIDS → BIDS: letter 1 changes from A to B.
  6. BIDS → BODS: letter 2 changes from I to O.
  7. BODS → BOOS: letter 3 changes from D to O.
  8. BOOS → BOOP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
  9. 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.