Archive #17
Poople #17: THUG to POOP
August 31, 2025 · Hard · par 8 · updated October 1, 2026
One shortest path is THUG → THUS → THIS → THIN → CHIN → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP. That is 8 moves, and the par stored next to THUG in the client is 8.
I walked THUG forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced THUG → THUS → THIS → THIN → CHIN → CHIP → CHOP → COOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.
Each change
- THUG → THUS: letter 4 changes from G to S.
- THUS → THIS: letter 3 changes from U to I.
- THIS → THIN: letter 4 changes from S to N.
- THIN → CHIN: letter 1 changes from T to C.
- CHIN → CHIP: letter 4 changes from N to P.
- CHIP → CHOP: letter 3 changes from I to O.
- CHOP → COOP: letter 2 changes from H to O.
- COOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from C to P.
Sources: poople.io client bundle, checked 2026-09-30. Anchor date for #410 is September 28, 2026.