Verified solution
The shortest route from WAIT
WAITWAILFAILFOILFOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01WAIT → WAIL4th letter, T to L
- 02WAIL → FAIL1st letter, W to F
- 03FAIL → FOIL2nd letter, A to O
- 04FOIL → FOOL3rd letter, I to O
- 05FOOL → POOL1st letter, F to P
- 06POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WAIT has 10 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WHIT5 leftWAIL5 leftBAIT6 leftGAIT6 leftWRIT6 leftWAFT6 leftWANT6 leftWART6 leftWAIF6 leftWATT7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 6 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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