Archive #3
Poople #3: PICS to POOP
August 17, 2025 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026
One shortest path is PICS → PECS → PEES → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to PICS in the client is 6.
I walked PICS forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced PICS → PECS → PEES → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.
Each change
- PICS → PECS: letter 2 changes from I to E.
- PECS → PEES: letter 3 changes from C to E.
- PEES → PEEP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
- PEEP → PREP: letter 2 changes from E to R.
- PREP → PROP: letter 3 changes from E to O.
- PROP → POOP: letter 2 changes from R to O.
Sources: poople.io client bundle, checked 2026-09-30. Anchor date for #410 is September 28, 2026.