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Archive #408

Poople #408: YARD to POOP

September 26, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is YARD → BARD → BARN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to YARD in the client is 6.

I walked YARD forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced YARD → BARD → BARN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. YARD → BARD: letter 1 changes from Y to B.
  2. BARD → BARN: letter 4 changes from D to N.
  3. BARN → BORN: letter 2 changes from A to O.
  4. BORN → BOON: letter 3 changes from R to O.
  5. BOON → BOOP: letter 4 changes from N to P.
  6. BOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from B 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.