Verified solution
The shortest route from WARN
WARNWORNBORNBOONBOOPPOOP
- 01WARN → WORN2nd letter, A to O
- 02WORN → BORN1st letter, W to B
- 03BORN → BOON3rd letter, R to O
- 04BOON → BOOP4th letter, N to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WARN has 12 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BARN4 leftWORN4 leftDARN5 leftEARN5 leftYARN5 leftWARD5 leftWARE5 leftWARP5 leftWARM6 leftWARS6 leftWART6 leftWARY6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 2 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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