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Archive #61

Poople #61: JERK to POOP

October 14, 2025 · Medium · par 6 · updated October 1, 2026

One shortest path is JERK → PERK → PEEK → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. That is 6 moves, and the par stored next to JERK in the client is 6.

I walked JERK forward one letter at a time on the 2,398-word graph. Alphabetical neighbor order produced JERK → PERK → PEEK → PEEP → PREP → PROP → POOP. I am publishing that route because the length matches the client's par.

Each change

  1. JERK → PERK: letter 1 changes from J to P.
  2. PERK → PEEK: letter 3 changes from R to E.
  3. PEEK → PEEP: letter 4 changes from K to P.
  4. PEEP → PREP: letter 2 changes from E to R.
  5. PREP → PROP: letter 3 changes from E to O.
  6. PROP → POOP: letter 2 changes from R to O.
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.