Verified solution
The shortest route from QUAY
QUAYQUADQUIDQUITSUITSLITSLOTPLOTPLOPPOOP
- 01QUAY → QUAD4th letter, Y to D
- 02QUAD → QUID3rd letter, A to I
- 03QUID → QUIT4th letter, D to T
- 04QUIT → SUIT1st letter, Q to S
- 05SUIT → SLIT2nd letter, U to L
- 06SLIT → SLOT3rd letter, I to O
- 07SLOT → PLOT1st letter, S to P
- 08PLOT → PLOP4th letter, T to P
- 09PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
QUAY has 1 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
QUAD8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 9. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 9 moves is equally short.
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