Verified solution
The shortest route from PENS
PENSPEESPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01PENS → PEES3rd letter, N 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?
PENS has 19 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PONS4 leftPEES4 leftDENS5 leftHENS5 leftTENS5 leftPANS5 leftPINS5 leftPUNS5 leftPEAS5 leftPECS5 leftPEGS5 leftPEPS5 leftPETS5 leftPEWS5 leftPEND5 leftPENT5 leftFENS6 leftGENS6 leftLENS6 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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