Verified solution
The shortest route from REEF
REEFREELPEELPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01REEF → REEL4th letter, F to L
- 02REEL → PEEL1st letter, R to P
- 03PEEL → PEEP4th letter, L to P
- 04PEEP → PREP2nd letter, E to R
- 05PREP → PROP3rd letter, E to O
- 06PROP → POOP2nd letter, R to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
REEF has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BEEF5 leftREED5 leftREEK5 leftREEL5 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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