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Archive #287

Poople #287: ACTS to POOP

May 28, 2026 · Hard · par 8 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ACTS → ANTS → ANDS → AIDS → BIDS → BODS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 8 moves, and the par stored next to ACTS in the client is 8.

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

Each change

  1. ACTS → ANTS: letter 2 changes from C to N.
  2. ANTS → ANDS: letter 3 changes from T to D.
  3. ANDS → AIDS: letter 2 changes from N to I.
  4. AIDS → BIDS: letter 1 changes from A to B.
  5. BIDS → BODS: letter 2 changes from I to O.
  6. BODS → BOOS: letter 3 changes from D to O.
  7. BOOS → BOOP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
  8. 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.