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Archive #351

Poople #351: BUZZ to POOP

July 31, 2026 · Hard · par 9 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is BUZZ → FUZZ → FUZE → FAZE → DAZE → DAME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP. That is 9 moves, and the par stored next to BUZZ in the client is 9.

I walked BUZZ forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced BUZZ → FUZZ → FUZE → FAZE → DAZE → DAME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. BUZZ → FUZZ: letter 1 changes from B to F.
  2. FUZZ → FUZE: letter 4 changes from Z to E.
  3. FUZE → FAZE: letter 2 changes from U to A.
  4. FAZE → DAZE: letter 1 changes from F to D.
  5. DAZE → DAME: letter 3 changes from Z to M.
  6. DAME → DOME: letter 2 changes from A to O.
  7. DOME → POME: letter 1 changes from D to P.
  8. POME → POMP: letter 4 changes from E to P.
  9. POMP → POOP: letter 3 changes from M to O.
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.