Archive #388

Poople #388: ITCH to POOP

September 6, 2026 · Hard · par 10 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is ITCH → ETCH → EACH → MACH → MACE → LACE → LACK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP. That is 10 moves, and the par stored next to ITCH in the client is 10.

I walked ITCH forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced ITCH → ETCH → EACH → MACH → MACE → LACE → LACK → LOCK → LOOK → LOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

1. ITCH → ETCH: letter 1 changes from I to E.
2. ETCH → EACH: letter 2 changes from T to A.
3. EACH → MACH: letter 1 changes from E to M.
4. MACH → MACE: letter 4 changes from H to E.
5. MACE → LACE: letter 1 changes from M to L.
6. LACE → LACK: letter 4 changes from E to K.
7. LACK → LOCK: letter 2 changes from A to O.
8. LOCK → LOOK: letter 3 changes from C to O.
9. LOOK → LOOP: letter 4 changes from K to P.
10. LOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from L to P.

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Sources: poople.io client bundle, checked 2026-09-30. Anchor date for #410 is September 28, 2026.