Verified solution
The shortest route from GORY
GORYGOREPOREPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01GORY → GORE4th letter, Y to E
- 02GORE → PORE1st letter, G to P
- 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?
GORY has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
GORE4 leftDORY5 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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