Verified solution
The shortest route from ODDS
ODDSADDSAIDSBIDSBODSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01ODDS → ADDS1st letter, O to A
- 02ADDS → AIDS2nd letter, D to I
- 03AIDS → BIDS1st letter, A to B
- 04BIDS → BODS2nd letter, I to O
- 05BODS → BOOS3rd letter, D to O
- 06BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 07BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ODDS has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
ADDS6 leftODES8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path at the minimum length of 7. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 7 moves is equally short.
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