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Archive #31

Poople #31: ARCH to POOP

September 14, 2025 · Hard · par 9 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ARCH → ARCS → ARKS → IRKS → IRIS → BRIS → BROS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 9 moves, and the par stored next to ARCH in the client is 9.

I walked ARCH forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced ARCH → ARCS → ARKS → IRKS → IRIS → BRIS → BROS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. ARCH → ARCS: letter 4 changes from H to S.
  2. ARCS → ARKS: letter 3 changes from C to K.
  3. ARKS → IRKS: letter 1 changes from A to I.
  4. IRKS → IRIS: letter 3 changes from K to I.
  5. IRIS → BRIS: letter 1 changes from I to B.
  6. BRIS → BROS: letter 3 changes from I to O.
  7. BROS → BOOS: letter 2 changes from R to O.
  8. BOOS → BOOP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
  9. 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.