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Archive #57

Poople #57: AREA to POOP

October 10, 2025 · Hard · par 8 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is AREA → ARIA → ARID → GRID → GRAD → GOAD → GOOD → GOOP → POOP. That is 8 moves, and the par stored next to AREA in the client is 8.

I walked AREA forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced AREA → ARIA → ARID → GRID → GRAD → GOAD → GOOD → GOOP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. AREA → ARIA: letter 3 changes from E to I.
  2. ARIA → ARID: letter 4 changes from A to D.
  3. ARID → GRID: letter 1 changes from A to G.
  4. GRID → GRAD: letter 3 changes from I to A.
  5. GRAD → GOAD: letter 2 changes from R to O.
  6. GOAD → GOOD: letter 3 changes from A to O.
  7. GOOD → GOOP: letter 4 changes from D to P.
  8. GOOP → POOP: letter 1 changes from G 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.