Verified solution
The shortest route from ROSY
ROSYPOSYPOLYPOLLPOOLPOOP
- 01ROSY → POSY1st letter, R to P
- 02POSY → POLY3rd letter, S to L
- 03POLY → POLL4th letter, Y to L
- 04POLL → POOL3rd letter, L to O
- 05POOL → POOP4th letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ROSY has 5 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
COSY4 leftPOSY4 leftROSE4 leftNOSY5 leftROPY5 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 4 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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