Verified solution
The shortest route from ICED
ICEDACEDAPEDSPEDSLEDPLEDPLODPLOPPOOP
- 01ICED → ACED1st letter, I to A
- 02ACED → APED2nd letter, C to P
- 03APED → SPED1st letter, A to S
- 04SPED → SLED2nd letter, P to L
- 05SLED → PLED1st letter, S to P
- 06PLED → PLOD3rd letter, E to O
- 07PLOD → PLOP4th letter, D to P
- 08PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ICED has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
ACED7 leftICER9 leftICES9 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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