Verified solution
The shortest route from AIRY
AIRYWIRYWILYWILLPILLPOLLPOOLPOOP
- 01AIRY → WIRY1st letter, A to W
- 02WIRY → WILY3rd letter, R to L
- 03WILY → WILL4th letter, Y to L
- 04WILL → PILL1st letter, W to P
- 05PILL → POLL2nd letter, I to O
- 06POLL → POOL3rd letter, L to O
- 07POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
AIRY has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WIRY6 leftAIRS6 leftAWRY7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 7. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 7 moves is equally short.
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