Verified solution
The shortest route from DUNK
DUNKBUNKBONKBOOKBOOPPOOP
- 01DUNK → BUNK1st letter, D to B
- 02BUNK → BONK2nd letter, U to O
- 03BONK → BOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 04BOOK → BOOP4th letter, K to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
DUNK has 13 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BUNK4 leftHUNK4 leftFUNK5 leftGUNK5 leftJUNK5 leftPUNK5 leftSUNK5 leftDANK5 leftDUCK5 leftDUNE5 leftDINK6 leftDUSK6 leftDUNG6 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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