Verified solution
The shortest route from AHEM
AHEMTHEMTHENTHINCHINCHIPCHOPCOOPPOOP
- 01AHEM → THEM1st letter, A to T
- 02THEM → THEN4th letter, M to N
- 03THEN → THIN3rd letter, E to I
- 04THIN → CHIN1st letter, T to C
- 05CHIN → CHIP4th letter, N to P
- 06CHIP → CHOP3rd letter, I to O
- 07CHOP → COOP2nd letter, H to O
- 08COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
AHEM has 1 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
THEM7 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 13 distinct paths at the minimum length of 8. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 8 moves is equally short.
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