Verified solution
The shortest route from BUTT
BUTTBUTSBOTSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01BUTT → BUTS4th letter, T to S
- 02BUTS → BOTS2nd letter, U to O
- 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?
BUTT has 5 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
BUTS4 leftBUNT5 leftBUST5 leftMUTT6 leftPUTT6 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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