Verified solution
The shortest route from PEAK
PEAKPEEKPEEPPREPPROPPOOP
- 01PEAK → PEEK3rd letter, A to E
- 02PEEK → PEEP4th letter, K 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?
PEAK has 11 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PEEK4 leftPEAT4 leftBEAK5 leftLEAK5 leftPECK5 leftPERK5 leftPEAL5 leftPEAR5 leftPEAS5 leftTEAK6 leftWEAK6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths 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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