Verified solution
The shortest route from FANS
FANSCANSCONSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01FANS → CANS1st letter, F to C
- 02CANS → CONS2nd letter, A to O
- 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?
FANS has 12 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
CANS4 leftBANS5 leftPANS5 leftSANS5 leftTANS5 leftVANS5 leftFADS5 leftFATS5 leftFENS6 leftFINS6 leftFUNS6 leftFANG6 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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