Verified solution
The shortest route from ALAS
ALASALMSAIMSAIDSBIDSBODSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01ALAS → ALMS3rd letter, A to M
- 02ALMS → AIMS2nd letter, L to I
- 03AIMS → AIDS3rd letter, M to D
- 04AIDS → BIDS1st letter, A to B
- 05BIDS → BODS2nd letter, I to O
- 06BODS → BOOS3rd letter, D to O
- 07BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 08BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ALAS has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
ALMS7 leftALBS8 leftALES8 leftALPS8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 6 distinct paths at the minimum length of 8. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 8 moves is equally short.
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