Verified solution
The shortest route from MYTH
MYTHMOTHBOTHBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01MYTH → MOTH2nd letter, Y to O
- 02MOTH → BOTH1st letter, M to B
- 03BOTH → BOTS4th letter, H to S
- 04BOTS → BOOS3rd letter, T to O
- 05BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 06BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
MYTH has 3 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
MOTH5 leftMATH6 leftMETH6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 1 distinct path 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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