Verified solution
The shortest route from VIEW
VIEWVIEDPIEDPLEDPLODPLOPPOOP
- 01VIEW → VIED4th letter, W to D
- 02VIED → PIED1st letter, V to P
- 03PIED → PLED2nd letter, I to L
- 04PLED → PLOD3rd letter, E to O
- 05PLOD → PLOP4th letter, D to P
- 06PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
VIEW has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
VIED5 leftVIER6 leftVIES6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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