Verified solution
The shortest route from THUG
THUGTHUSTHISTHINCHINCHIPCHOPCOOPPOOP
- 01THUG → THUS4th letter, G to S
- 02THUS → THIS3rd letter, U to I
- 03THIS → THIN4th letter, S to N
- 04THIN → CHIN1st letter, T to C
- 05CHIN → CHIP4th letter, N to P
- 06CHIP → CHOP3rd letter, I to O
- 07CHOP → COOP2nd letter, H to O
- 08COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
THUG has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
THUS7 leftCHUG8 leftTHUD8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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