Verified solution
The shortest route from OURS
OURSOUTSCUTSCOTSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01OURS → OUTS3rd letter, R to T
- 02OUTS → CUTS1st letter, O to C
- 03CUTS → COTS2nd letter, U to O
- 04COTS → COOS3rd letter, T to O
- 05COOS → COOP4th letter, S to P
- 06COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
OURS has 5 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BURS5 leftCURS5 leftOUTS5 leftFURS6 leftOARS6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 13 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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