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Archive #228

Poople #228: MUSH to POOP

March 30, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is MUSH → LUSH → LUST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to MUSH in the client is 6.

I walked MUSH forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced MUSH → LUSH → LUST → LOST → LOOT → LOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. MUSH → LUSH: letter 1 changes from M to L.
  2. LUSH → LUST: letter 4 changes from H to T.
  3. LUST → LOST: letter 2 changes from U to O.
  4. LOST → LOOT: letter 3 changes from S to O.
  5. LOOT → LOOP: letter 4 changes from T to P.
  6. LOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from L 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.