Verified solution
The shortest route from NANA
NANAMANAMANEMALEPALEPOLEPOLLPOOLPOOP
- 01NANA → MANA1st letter, N to M
- 02MANA → MANE4th letter, A to E
- 03MANE → MALE3rd letter, N to L
- 04MALE → PALE1st letter, M to P
- 05PALE → POLE2nd letter, A to O
- 06POLE → POLL4th letter, E to L
- 07POLL → POOL3rd letter, L to O
- 08POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
NANA has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
MANA7 leftNADA7 leftNANO7 leftKANA8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 59 distinct paths at the minimum length of 8. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 8 moves is equally short.
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