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Archive #244

Poople #244: JAVA to POOP

April 15, 2026 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is JAVA → LAVA → LAMA → LAMP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to JAVA in the client is 7.

I walked JAVA forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced JAVA → LAVA → LAMA → LAMP → CAMP → COMP → COOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. JAVA → LAVA: letter 1 changes from J to L.
  2. LAVA → LAMA: letter 3 changes from V to M.
  3. LAMA → LAMP: letter 4 changes from A to P.
  4. LAMP → CAMP: letter 1 changes from L to C.
  5. CAMP → COMP: letter 2 changes from A to O.
  6. COMP → COOP: letter 3 changes from M to O.
  7. COOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from C 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.