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Archive #402

Poople #402: AWAY to POOP

September 20, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is AWAY → SWAY → SLAY → PLAY → PLAP → PLOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to AWAY in the client is 6.

I walked AWAY forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced AWAY → SWAY → SLAY → PLAY → PLAP → PLOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. AWAY → SWAY: letter 1 changes from A to S.
  2. SWAY → SLAY: letter 2 changes from W to L.
  3. SLAY → PLAY: letter 1 changes from S to P.
  4. PLAY → PLAP: letter 4 changes from Y to P.
  5. PLAP → PLOP: letter 3 changes from A to O.
  6. PLOP → POOP: letter 2 changes from L 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.