What is the smallest untraceable graph satisfying some necessary conditions for traceability?

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I am trying to find a graph (ideally the smallest) that demonstrates why the following 3 necessary conditions are not sufficient for a graph to be traceable. In other words, what is the smallest untraceable graph $G$ satisfying the following 3 conditions?

  1. $G$ is connected.
  2. $G$ has at most two vertices of degree 1.
  3. For all $S \subseteq V(G)$, $G - S$ has at most $\vert S \vert + 1$ components.

Wolfram gives drawings of all connected untraceable graphs of order 6 and below but none of these satisfy condition 3.

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This has 7 vertices. You've found 6 is not enough. In general, having lots of small cuts (in this case, 3 cut vertices) can help with generating these sorts of counterexamples.

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