Verified solution
The shortest route from SAYS
SAYSBAYSBOYSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01SAYS → BAYS1st letter, S to B
- 02BAYS → BOYS2nd letter, A to O
- 03BOYS → BOOS3rd letter, Y to O
- 04BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 05BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
SAYS has 17 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BAYS4 leftDAYS5 leftGAYS5 leftJAYS5 leftLAYS5 leftNAYS5 leftPAYS5 leftRAYS5 leftWAYS5 leftSADS5 leftSAGS5 leftSANS5 leftSAPS5 leftSASS5 leftSAWS5 leftSACS6 leftSARS6 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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