Verified solution
The shortest route from LITE
LITELIMELIMPPIMPPOMPPOOP
- 01LITE → LIME3rd letter, T to M
- 02LIME → LIMP4th letter, E to P
- 03LIMP → PIMP1st letter, L to P
- 04PIMP → POMP2nd letter, I to O
- 05POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
LITE has 16 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
LIME4 leftBITE5 leftCITE5 leftLICE5 leftLIFE5 leftLIKE5 leftLINE5 leftLIRE5 leftLIVE5 leftKITE6 leftMITE6 leftRITE6 leftSITE6 leftVITE6 leftLATE6 leftLUTE6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path at the minimum length of 5. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 5 moves is equally short.
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