Verified solution
The shortest route from TUNE
TUNETONETOMEPOMEPOMPPOOP
- 01TUNE → TONE2nd letter, U to O
- 02TONE → TOME3rd letter, N to M
- 03TOME → POME1st letter, T to P
- 04POME → POMP4th letter, E to P
- 05POMP → POOP3rd letter, M to O
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
TUNE has 7 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
TONE4 leftDUNE5 leftTINE5 leftLUNE6 leftRUNE6 leftTUBE6 leftTUNA6 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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