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Archive #379

Poople #379: MICA to POOP

August 28, 2026 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is MICA → MICE → DICE → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to MICA in the client is 7.

I walked MICA forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced MICA → MICE → DICE → DIME → DOME → POME → POMP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. MICA → MICE: letter 4 changes from A to E.
  2. MICE → DICE: letter 1 changes from M to D.
  3. DICE → DIME: letter 3 changes from C to M.
  4. DIME → DOME: letter 2 changes from I to O.
  5. DOME → POME: letter 1 changes from D to P.
  6. POME → POMP: letter 4 changes from E to P.
  7. 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.