Verified solution
The shortest route from REAR
REARBEARBOARBOORPOORPOOP
- 01REAR → BEAR1st letter, R to B
- 02BEAR → BOAR2nd letter, E to O
- 03BOAR → BOOR3rd letter, A to O
- 04BOOR → POOR1st letter, B to P
- 05POOR → POOP4th letter, R to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
REAR has 16 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BEAR4 leftROAR4 leftDEAR5 leftFEAR5 leftGEAR5 leftHEAR5 leftNEAR5 leftPEAR5 leftSEAR5 leftTEAR5 leftWEAR5 leftYEAR5 leftREAD5 leftREAM5 leftREAL6 leftREAP6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 4 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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