Verified solution
The shortest route from PACK
PACKLACKLOCKLOOKLOOPPOOP
- 01PACK → LACK1st letter, P to L
- 02LACK → LOCK2nd letter, A to O
- 03LOCK → LOOK3rd letter, C to O
- 04LOOK → LOOP4th letter, K to P
- 05LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PACK has 15 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BACK4 leftHACK4 leftLACK4 leftPOCK4 leftJACK5 leftRACK5 leftSACK5 leftTACK5 leftWACK5 leftPECK5 leftPICK5 leftPUCK5 leftPARK5 leftPACE5 leftPACT6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 7 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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