Verified solution
The shortest route from PITA
PITAPITSBITSBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01PITA → PITS4th letter, A to S
- 02PITS → BITS1st letter, P to B
- 03BITS → BOTS2nd letter, I to O
- 04BOTS → BOOS3rd letter, T to O
- 05BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 06BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
PITA has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
PITS5 leftPINA6 leftPITH6 leftPITY6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 3 distinct paths at the minimum length of 6. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 6 moves is equally short.
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