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Poople #382: WATT to POOP

August 31, 2026 · Medium · par 7 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is WATT → WAFT → HAFT → HALT → HOLT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP. That is 7 moves, and the par stored next to WATT in the client is 7.

I walked WATT forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced WATT → WAFT → HAFT → HALT → HOLT → HOOT → HOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. WATT → WAFT: letter 3 changes from T to F.
  2. WAFT → HAFT: letter 1 changes from W to H.
  3. HAFT → HALT: letter 3 changes from F to L.
  4. HALT → HOLT: letter 2 changes from A to O.
  5. HOLT → HOOT: letter 3 changes from L to O.
  6. HOOT → HOOP: letter 4 changes from T to P.
  7. HOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from H 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.