Verified solution
The shortest route from WERE
WEREWOREPOREPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01WERE → WORE2nd letter, E to O
- 02WORE → PORE1st letter, W 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?
WERE has 6 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WORE4 leftHERE5 leftMERE5 leftSERE5 leftWARE5 leftWIRE5 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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