Verified solution
The shortest route from LIVE
LIVELIMELIMPPIMPPOMPPOOP
- 01LIVE → LIME3rd letter, V to M
- 02LIME → LIMP4th letter, E to P
- 03LIMP → PIMP1st letter, L to P
- 04PIMP → POMP2nd letter, I to O
- 05POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
LIVE has 15 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
LIME4 leftDIVE5 leftLOVE5 leftLICE5 leftLIFE5 leftLIKE5 leftLINE5 leftLIRE5 leftLITE5 leftFIVE6 leftGIVE6 leftHIVE6 leftJIVE6 leftVIVE6 leftLAVE6 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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