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Archive #28

Poople #28: THUS to POOP

September 11, 2025 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is THUS → THIS → THIN → CHIN → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to THUS in the client is 7.

I walked THUS forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced THUS → THIS → THIN → CHIN → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. THUS → THIS: letter 3 changes from U to I.
  2. THIS → THIN: letter 4 changes from S to N.
  3. THIN → CHIN: letter 1 changes from T to C.
  4. CHIN → CHIP: letter 4 changes from N to P.
  5. CHIP → CHOP: letter 3 changes from I to O.
  6. CHOP → COOP: letter 2 changes from H 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.