Verified solution
The shortest route from BURY
BURYBURNBORNBOONBOOPPOOP
- 01BURY → BURN4th letter, Y to N
- 02BURN → BORN2nd letter, U to O
- 03BORN → BOON3rd letter, R to O
- 04BOON → BOOP4th letter, N to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
BURY has 11 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BURN4 leftBURP4 leftBURB5 leftBURG5 leftBURL5 leftBURR5 leftBURS5 leftFURY6 leftJURY6 leftBUOY6 leftBUSY6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 2 distinct paths 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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