Verified solution
The shortest route from WELT
WELTBELTBOLTBOOTBOOPPOOP
- 01WELT → BELT1st letter, W to B
- 02BELT → BOLT2nd letter, E to O
- 03BOLT → BOOT3rd letter, L to O
- 04BOOT → BOOP4th letter, T to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WELT has 12 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BELT4 leftDELT5 leftFELT5 leftMELT5 leftPELT5 leftWILT5 leftWEFT5 leftWEST5 leftWELD5 leftWELL5 leftWENT6 leftWEPT6 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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