Verified solution
The shortest route from TEES
TEESPEESPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01TEES → PEES1st letter, T to P
- 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?
TEES has 15 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PEES4 leftBEES5 leftFEES5 leftGEES5 leftLEES5 leftSEES5 leftVEES5 leftWEES5 leftTOES5 leftTENS5 leftTEED5 leftTEEN5 leftTIES6 leftTEAS6 leftTEEM6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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