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Archive #338

Poople #338: TECH to POOP

July 18, 2026 · Hard · par 8 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is TECH → MECH → MESH → MESS → MOSS → BOSS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 8 moves, and the par stored next to TECH in the client is 8.

I walked TECH forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced TECH → MECH → MESH → MESS → MOSS → BOSS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. TECH → MECH: letter 1 changes from T to M.
  2. MECH → MESH: letter 3 changes from C to S.
  3. MESH → MESS: letter 4 changes from H to S.
  4. MESS → MOSS: letter 2 changes from E to O.
  5. MOSS → BOSS: letter 1 changes from M to B.
  6. BOSS → BOOS: letter 3 changes from S to O.
  7. BOOS → BOOP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
  8. 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.