Verified solution
The shortest route from TINY
TINYTINKTONKTOOKLOOKLOOPPOOP
- 01TINY → TINK4th letter, Y to K
- 02TINK → TONK2nd letter, I to O
- 03TONK → TOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 04TOOK → LOOK1st letter, T to L
- 05LOOK → LOOP4th letter, K to P
- 06LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
TINY has 7 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
TINE5 leftTINK5 leftTINS5 leftTIDY6 leftTING6 leftTINT6 leftVINY7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 11 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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