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Archive #373

Poople #373: ENDS to POOP

August 22, 2026 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ENDS → ANDS → AIDS → BIDS → BODS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to ENDS in the client is 7.

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

Each change

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