Verified solution
The shortest route from PEAS
PEASPEATPLATPLOTPLOPPOOP
- 01PEAS → PEAT4th letter, S to T
- 02PEAT → PLAT2nd letter, E to L
- 03PLAT → PLOT3rd letter, A to O
- 04PLOT → PLOP4th letter, T to P
- 05PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PEAS has 14 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PEES4 leftPEAT4 leftPECS5 leftPEGS5 leftPENS5 leftPEPS5 leftPETS5 leftPEWS5 leftPEAK5 leftPEAL5 leftPEAR5 leftSEAS6 leftTEAS6 leftYEAS6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths 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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