Verified solution
The shortest route from MONO
MONOMONKMOOKLOOKLOOPPOOP
- 01MONO → MONK4th letter, O to K
- 02MONK → MOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 03MOOK → LOOK1st letter, M to L
- 04LOOK → LOOP4th letter, K to P
- 05LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
MONO has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
MONK4 leftMONS4 leftMANO6 leftMOJO6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 12 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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