Verified solution
The shortest route from GEEZ
GEEZGEEKPEEKPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01GEEZ → GEEK4th letter, Z to K
- 02GEEK → PEEK1st letter, G to P
- 03PEEK → PEEP4th letter, K 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?
GEEZ has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
GEEK5 leftGEES5 leftJEEZ6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 2 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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