Verified solution
The shortest route from TURN
TURNTORNTOONTOOLPOOLPOOP
- 01TURN → TORN2nd letter, U to O
- 02TORN → TOON3rd letter, R to O
- 03TOON → TOOL4th letter, N to L
- 04TOOL → POOL1st letter, T to P
- 05POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
TURN has 5 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BURN4 leftTORN4 leftTERN5 leftTURD6 leftTURF6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 6 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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