Verified solution
The shortest route from ANON
ANONAEONNEONNOONLOONLOOPPOOP
- 01ANON → AEON2nd letter, N to E
- 02AEON → NEON1st letter, A to N
- 03NEON → NOON2nd letter, E to O
- 04NOON → LOON1st letter, N to L
- 05LOON → LOOP4th letter, N to P
- 06LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
ANON has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
AEON5 leftAXON6 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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