Verified solution
The shortest route from ARID
ARIDGRIDGRIPDRIPDROPPROPPOOP
- 01ARID → GRID1st letter, A to G
- 02GRID → GRIP4th letter, D to P
- 03GRIP → DRIP1st letter, G to D
- 04DRIP → DROP3rd letter, I to O
- 05DROP → PROP1st letter, D to P
- 06PROP → POOP2nd letter, R to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ARID has 5 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
GRID5 leftACID7 leftAMID7 leftAVID7 leftARIA7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 6. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 6 moves is equally short.
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