Verified solution
The shortest route from GONG
GONGBONGBONKBOOKBOOPPOOP
- 01GONG → BONG1st letter, G to B
- 02BONG → BONK4th letter, G to K
- 03BONK → BOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 04BOOK → BOOP4th letter, K to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
GONG has 8 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BONG4 leftDONG5 leftLONG5 leftPONG5 leftSONG5 leftTONG5 leftGONE5 leftGANG6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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