Verified solution
The shortest route from QUAD
QUADQUIDQUITSUITSLITSLOTPLOTPLOPPOOP
- 01QUAD → QUID3rd letter, A to I
- 02QUID → QUIT4th letter, D to T
- 03QUIT → SUIT1st letter, Q to S
- 04SUIT → SLIT2nd letter, U to L
- 05SLIT → SLOT3rd letter, I to O
- 06SLOT → PLOT1st letter, S to P
- 07PLOT → PLOP4th letter, T to P
- 08PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
QUAD has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
QUID7 leftQUAY9 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 8. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 8 moves is equally short.
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