Archive #22
Poople #22: WINK to POOP
September 5, 2025 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026
One shortest path is WINK → LINK → LICK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to WINK in the client is 6.
I walked WINK forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced WINK → LINK → LICK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.
Each change
- WINK → LINK: letter 1 changes from W to L.
- LINK → LICK: letter 3 changes from N to C.
- LICK → LOCK: letter 2 changes from I to O.
- LOCK → LOOK: letter 3 changes from C to O.
- LOOK → LOOP: letter 4 changes from K to P.
- LOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from L to P.
Sources: poople.io client bundle, checked 2026-09-30. Anchor date for #410 is September 28, 2026.