Verified solution
The shortest route from WATT
WATTWANTWONTFONTFOOTFOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01WATT → WANT3rd letter, T to N
- 02WANT → WONT2nd letter, A to O
- 03WONT → FONT1st letter, W to F
- 04FONT → FOOT3rd letter, N to O
- 05FOOT → FOOL4th letter, T to L
- 06FOOL → POOL1st letter, F to P
- 07POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WATT has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WAFT6 leftWAIT6 leftWANT6 leftWART6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 67 distinct paths at the minimum length of 7. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 7 moves is equally short.
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