Verified solution
The shortest route from TIDY
TIDYTIDETIMETOMEPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01TIDY → TIDE4th letter, Y to E
- 02TIDE → TIME3rd letter, D to M
- 03TIME → TOME2nd letter, I to O
- 04TOME → POME1st letter, T to P
- 05POME → POMP4th letter, E to P
- 06POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
TIDY has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
TIDE5 leftTINY6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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