Verified solution
The shortest route from HAND
HANDHANKHONKHOOKHOOPPOOP
- 01HAND → HANK4th letter, D to K
- 02HANK → HONK2nd letter, A to O
- 03HONK → HOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 04HOOK → HOOP4th letter, K to P
- 05HOOP → POOP1st letter, H to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
HAND has 8 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
HANK4 leftBAND5 leftHANG5 leftLAND6 leftRAND6 leftSAND6 leftWAND6 leftHARD6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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