Verified solution
The shortest route from DOJO
DOJOMOJOMONOMONKMOOKLOOKLOOPPOOP
- 01DOJO → MOJO1st letter, D to M
- 02MOJO → MONO3rd letter, J to N
- 03MONO → MONK4th letter, O to K
- 04MONK → MOOK3rd letter, N to O
- 05MOOK → LOOK1st letter, M to L
- 06LOOK → LOOP4th letter, K to P
- 07LOOP → POOP1st letter, L to P
First moves
What happens after the opening word?
DOJO has 2 legal one-letter moves. These are the best routes after move one:
MOJO6 leftDODO8 left
Answer notes
Why there can be more than one answer.
This opening has 12 distinct paths at the minimum length of 7. The route shown above is one complete answer, not the only valid sequence. Any route reaching POOP in 7 moves is equally short.
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