Verified solution
The shortest route from HUGE
HUGEHUGSBUGSBOGSBOOSBOOPPOOP
- 01HUGE → HUGS4th letter, E to S
- 02HUGS → BUGS1st letter, H to B
- 03BUGS → BOGS2nd letter, U to O
- 04BOGS → BOOS3rd letter, G to O
- 05BOOS → BOOP4th letter, S to P
- 06BOOP → POOP1st letter, B to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
HUGE has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
HUGS5 leftLUGE6 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 4 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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