Verified solution
The shortest route from GIGA
GIGAGIGSCIGSCOGSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01GIGA → GIGS4th letter, A to S
- 02GIGS → CIGS1st letter, G to C
- 03CIGS → COGS2nd letter, I to O
- 04COGS → COOS3rd letter, G to O
- 05COOS → COOP4th letter, S to P
- 06COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
GIGA has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
GIGS5 leftGAGA6 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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