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Archive #157

Poople #157: ROTE to POOP

January 18, 2026 · Easy · par 5 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ROTE → COTE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP. That is 5 moves, and the par stored next to ROTE in the client is 5.

I walked ROTE forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced ROTE → COTE → COME → COMP → COOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. ROTE → COTE: letter 1 changes from R to C.
  2. COTE → COME: letter 3 changes from T to M.
  3. COME → COMP: letter 4 changes from E to P.
  4. COMP → COOP: letter 3 changes from M to O.
  5. COOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from C 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.