Verified solution
The shortest route from DAWN
DAWNDOWNGOWNGOONGOOPPOOP
- 01DAWN → DOWN2nd letter, A to O
- 02DOWN → GOWN1st letter, D to G
- 03GOWN → GOON3rd letter, W to O
- 04GOON → GOOP4th letter, N to P
- 05GOOP → POOP1st letter, G to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
DAWN has 8 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
DOWN4 leftLAWN5 leftSAWN5 leftDAMN5 leftDARN5 leftFAWN6 leftPAWN6 leftYAWN6 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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