Password Path

Rules

Find a path that starts in the upper-left letter and ends in the lower-right letter, that goes through each letter once and repeats only the password (given below the grid). The path may only travel in the eight standard directions and may not intersect itself.

(Rules and example from PGP IB)

History of the puzzle

Appeared on WPC 1999/Part 5, an "Innovative" round. The puzzle was called "Zigzag." The author is unknown.

Appearances in the past WPCs

• WPC 2019/Round 9 by Ulrich Voigt
• WPC 2018/Round 7 by Jiří Hrdina
• WPC 2018/Team Round 3 (part of a combination puzzle) by Jiři Hrdina
• WPC 2017/Round 12 by Amit Sowani
• WPC 2016/Round 12
• WPC 2013/Part 7
• WPC 2012/Part 7
• WPC 2011/Part 12