Verified solution
The shortest route from PITS
PITSBITSBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01PITS → BITS1st letter, P to B
- 02BITS → BOTS2nd letter, I to O
- 03BOTS → BOOS3rd letter, T to O
- 04BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PITS has 22 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BITS4 leftPOTS4 leftFITS5 leftHITS5 leftKITS5 leftNITS5 leftSITS5 leftTITS5 leftWITS5 leftZITS5 leftPATS5 leftPETS5 leftPUTS5 leftPIES5 leftPIGS5 leftPINS5 leftPIPS5 leftPICS6 leftPISS6 leftPITA6 leftPITH6 leftPITY6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 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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