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Archive #42

Poople #42: TURF to POOP

September 25, 2025 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is TURF → TURN → BURN → BORN → BOON → BOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to TURF in the client is 6.

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

Each change

  1. TURF → TURN: letter 4 changes from F to N.
  2. TURN → BURN: letter 1 changes from T to B.
  3. BURN → BORN: letter 2 changes from U 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.