Verified solution
The shortest route from WHEN
WHENWHEWCHEWCHOWCHOPCOOPPOOP
- 01WHEN → WHEW4th letter, N to W
- 02WHEW → CHEW1st letter, W to C
- 03CHEW → CHOW3rd letter, E to O
- 04CHOW → CHOP4th letter, W to P
- 05CHOP → COOP2nd letter, H to O
- 06COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WHEN has 6 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WHEW5 leftTHEN6 leftWHEE6 leftWHET6 leftWHEY6 leftWREN7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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