The recorded starting word is PANE. This independently found route reaches POOP in five one-letter changes; it is one valid route rather than a claim that there is only one solution.
Find a word ladder: PANE → POOP
Hint 1
Keep the first letter P throughout this route. Start by changing the third letter.
Hint 2
The first step is a word meaning light in color; the next can mean a long rod.
Hint 3
The middle of the route passes through POME and POMP before the final word.
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About Poople
Poople is a word-ladder game. From the daily starting word, change one letter per step to reach POOP. Play at poople.io.
Think about intermediate words
A useful-looking letter change can lead to a dead end. Consider your next step as well as the letters you ultimately need.
Work from both ends
List a few valid neighbors of the starting word and the destination. Look for a way to join the neighborhoods. A short route may temporarily move away from your target letters.
A different connection
Poople constrains spelling; Chainle emphasizes meaning. The original site presents daily and previous-route information. Several equally short paths can exist, so one observed solution is not necessarily the only one. The original game changes its daily starting word at 08:00 UTC.