Verified solution
The shortest route from TINS
TINSTONSCONSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01TINS → TONS2nd letter, I to O
- 02TONS → CONS1st letter, T to C
- 03CONS → COOS3rd letter, N to O
- 04COOS → COOP4th letter, S to P
- 05COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
TINS has 19 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
TONS4 leftBINS5 leftPINS5 leftSINS5 leftTANS5 leftTENS5 leftTIPS5 leftTITS5 leftTINE5 leftTINK5 leftFINS6 leftGINS6 leftKINS6 leftWINS6 leftTICS6 leftTIES6 leftTING6 leftTINT6 leftTINY6 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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