Verified solution
The shortest route from BUST
BUSTLUSTLOSTLOOTLOOPPOOP
- 01BUST → LUST1st letter, B to L
- 02LUST → LOST2nd letter, U to O
- 03LOST → LOOT3rd letter, S to O
- 04LOOT → LOOP4th letter, T to P
- 05LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
BUST has 14 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
LUST4 leftDUST5 leftGUST5 leftJUST5 leftMUST5 leftOUST5 leftRUST5 leftBAST5 leftBEST5 leftBUNT5 leftBUTT5 leftBUSK5 leftBUSH6 leftBUSY6 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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