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Archive #399

Poople #399: DUTY to POOP

September 17, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is DUTY → DULY → DULL → DOLL → POLL → POOL → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to DUTY in the client is 6.

I walked DUTY forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced DUTY → DULY → DULL → DOLL → POLL → POOL → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. DUTY → DULY: letter 3 changes from T to L.
  2. DULY → DULL: letter 4 changes from Y to L.
  3. DULL → DOLL: letter 2 changes from U to O.
  4. DOLL → POLL: letter 1 changes from D to P.
  5. POLL → POOL: letter 3 changes from L to O.
  6. POOL → POOP: letter 4 changes from L 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.