Verified solution
The shortest route from WARY
WARYWARDWORDWOODWOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01WARY → WARD4th letter, Y to D
- 02WARD → WORD2nd letter, A to O
- 03WORD → WOOD3rd letter, R to O
- 04WOOD → WOOL4th letter, D to L
- 05WOOL → POOL1st letter, W to P
- 06POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WARY has 12 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WARD5 leftWARE5 leftWARN5 leftWARP5 leftWIRY6 leftWARM6 leftWARS6 leftWART6 leftNARY7 leftVARY7 leftWAVY7 leftWAXY7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 10 distinct paths at the minimum length of 6. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 6 moves is equally short.
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