Verified solution
The shortest route from OMEN
OMENOPENOPESOPTSOUTSCUTSCOTSCOOSCOOPPOOP
- 01OMEN → OPEN2nd letter, M to P
- 02OPEN → OPES4th letter, N to S
- 03OPES → OPTS3rd letter, E to T
- 04OPTS → OUTS2nd letter, P to U
- 05OUTS → CUTS1st letter, O to C
- 06CUTS → COTS2nd letter, U to O
- 07COTS → COOS3rd letter, T to O
- 08COOS → COOP4th letter, S to P
- 09COOP → POOP1st letter, C to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
OMEN has 4 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
OPEN8 leftOVEN9 leftOXEN9 leftAMEN10 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 4 distinct paths at the minimum length of 9. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 9 moves is equally short.
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