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Archive #394

Poople #394: AHEM to POOP

September 12, 2026 · Hard · par 8 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is AHEM → THEM → TEEM → DEEM → DEEP → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. That is 8 moves, and the par stored next to AHEM in the client is 8.

I walked AHEM forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced AHEM → THEM → TEEM → DEEM → DEEP → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. AHEM → THEM: letter 1 changes from A to T.
  2. THEM → TEEM: letter 2 changes from H to E.
  3. TEEM → DEEM: letter 1 changes from T to D.
  4. DEEM → DEEP: letter 4 changes from M to P.
  5. DEEP → PEEP: letter 1 changes from D to P.
  6. PEEP → PREP: letter 2 changes from E to R.
  7. PREP → PROP: letter 3 changes from E to O.
  8. PROP → POOP: letter 2 changes from R 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.