Verified solution
The shortest route from PEGS
PEGSPEESPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01PEGS → PEES3rd letter, G to E
- 02PEES → PEEP4th letter, S to P
- 03PEEP → PREP2nd letter, E to R
- 04PREP → PROP3rd letter, E to O
- 05PROP → POOP2nd letter, R to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PEGS has 13 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BEGS4 leftPEES4 leftKEGS5 leftLEGS5 leftREGS5 leftPIGS5 leftPUGS5 leftPEAS5 leftPECS5 leftPENS5 leftPEPS5 leftPETS5 leftPEWS5 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 2 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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