Verified solution
The shortest route from BUOY
BUOYBURYBURNBORNBOONBOOPPOOP
- 01BUOY → BURY3rd letter, O to R
- 02BURY → BURN4th letter, Y to N
- 03BURN → BORN2nd letter, U to O
- 04BORN → BOON3rd letter, R to O
- 05BOON → BOOP4th letter, N to P
- 06BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
BUOY has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BURY5 leftBUSY6 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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