Verified solution
The shortest route from YELL
YELLTELLTOLLTOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01YELL → TELL1st letter, Y to T
- 02TELL → TOLL2nd letter, E to O
- 03TOLL → TOOL3rd letter, L to O
- 04TOOL → POOL1st letter, T to P
- 05POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
YELL has 9 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BELL4 leftDELL4 leftTELL4 leftCELL5 leftFELL5 leftHELL5 leftSELL5 leftWELL5 leftYELP6 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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