Verified solution
The shortest route from WITH
WITHWITSBITSBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01WITH → WITS4th letter, H to S
- 02WITS → BITS1st letter, W to B
- 03BITS → BOTS2nd letter, I to O
- 04BOTS → BOOS3rd letter, T to O
- 05BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 06BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
WITH has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
WISH5 leftWITS5 leftPITH6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 2 distinct paths 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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