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Archive #390

Poople #390: NEWS to POOP

September 8, 2026 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is NEWS → MEWS → MOWS → BOWS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to NEWS in the client is 6.

I walked NEWS forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced NEWS → MEWS → MOWS → BOWS → BOOS → BOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. NEWS → MEWS: letter 1 changes from N to M.
  2. MEWS → MOWS: letter 2 changes from E to O.
  3. MOWS → BOWS: letter 1 changes from M to B.
  4. BOWS → BOOS: letter 3 changes from W to O.
  5. BOOS → BOOP: letter 4 changes from S to P.
  6. 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.