Verified solution
The shortest route from PINS
PINSPONSCONSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01PINS → PONS2nd letter, I to O
- 02PONS → CONS1st letter, P to C
- 03CONS → COOS3rd letter, N to O
- 04COOS → COOP4th letter, S to P
- 05COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PINS has 22 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PONS4 leftBINS5 leftSINS5 leftTINS5 leftPANS5 leftPENS5 leftPUNS5 leftPIES5 leftPIGS5 leftPIPS5 leftPITS5 leftPINE5 leftFINS6 leftGINS6 leftKINS6 leftWINS6 leftPICS6 leftPISS6 leftPINA6 leftPING6 leftPINK6 leftPINT6 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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