Verified solution
The shortest route from JAZZ
JAZZRAZZRAZEDAZEDAMEDOMEPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01JAZZ → RAZZ1st letter, J to R
- 02RAZZ → RAZE4th letter, Z to E
- 03RAZE → DAZE1st letter, R to D
- 04DAZE → DAME3rd letter, Z to M
- 05DAME → DOME2nd letter, A to O
- 06DOME → POME1st letter, D to P
- 07POME → POMP4th letter, E to P
- 08POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
JAZZ has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
RAZZ7 leftJIZZ9 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 5 distinct paths at the minimum length of 8. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 8 moves is equally short.
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