Verified solution
The shortest route from QUIZ
QUIZQUITSUITSLITSLOTPLOTPLOPPOOP
- 01QUIZ → QUIT4th letter, Z to T
- 02QUIT → SUIT1st letter, Q to S
- 03SUIT → SLIT2nd letter, U to L
- 04SLIT → SLOT3rd letter, I to O
- 05SLOT → PLOT1st letter, S to P
- 06PLOT → PLOP4th letter, T to P
- 07PLOP → POOP2nd letter, L to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
QUIZ has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
QUIT6 leftQUID7 leftQUIP7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 7. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 7 moves is equally short.
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