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Archive #367

Poople #367: NEXT to POOP

August 16, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is NEXT → NEAT → BEAT → BOAT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to NEXT in the client is 6.

I walked NEXT forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced NEXT → NEAT → BEAT → BOAT → BOOT → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. NEXT → NEAT: letter 3 changes from X to A.
  2. NEAT → BEAT: letter 1 changes from N to B.
  3. BEAT → BOAT: letter 2 changes from E to O.
  4. BOAT → BOOT: letter 3 changes from A to O.
  5. BOOT → BOOP: letter 4 changes from T to P.
  6. 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.