Verified solution
The shortest route from GOTH
GOTHBOTHBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01GOTH → BOTH1st letter, G to B
- 02BOTH → BOTS4th letter, H to S
- 03BOTS → BOOS3rd letter, T to O
- 04BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
GOTH has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BOTH4 leftLOTH5 leftMOTH5 leftGOSH5 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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