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Archive #201

Poople #201: PONG to POOP

March 3, 2026 · Easy · par 5 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is PONG → BONG → BONK → BOOK → BOOP → POOP. That is 5 moves, and the par stored next to PONG in the client is 5.

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

Each change

  1. PONG → BONG: letter 1 changes from P to B.
  2. BONG → BONK: letter 4 changes from G to K.
  3. BONK → BOOK: letter 3 changes from N to O.
  4. BOOK → BOOP: letter 4 changes from K to P.
  5. 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.