Verified solution
The shortest route from WART
WARTWARDWORDWOODWOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01WART → WARD4th letter, T to D
- 02WARD → WORD2nd letter, A to O
- 03WORD → WOOD3rd letter, R to O
- 04WOOD → WOOL4th letter, D to L
- 05WOOL → POOL1st letter, W to P
- 06POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WART has 20 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
CART5 leftFART5 leftHART5 leftPART5 leftTART5 leftWORT5 leftWARD5 leftWARE5 leftWARN5 leftWARP5 leftDART6 leftKART6 leftMART6 leftWAFT6 leftWAIT6 leftWANT6 leftWARM6 leftWARS6 leftWARY6 leftWATT7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 50 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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