Verified solution
The shortest route from HARE
HAREPAREPOREPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01HARE → PARE1st letter, H to P
- 02PARE → PORE2nd letter, A to O
- 03PORE → POME3rd letter, R to M
- 04POME → POMP4th letter, E to P
- 05POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
HARE has 20 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PARE4 leftBARE5 leftCARE5 leftDARE5 leftFARE5 leftMARE5 leftRARE5 leftTARE5 leftWARE5 leftHERE5 leftHALE5 leftHARK5 leftHARP5 leftHART5 leftHIRE6 leftHATE6 leftHAVE6 leftHAZE6 leftHARD6 leftHARM6 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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