Bidirectional Search

Word Ladder

December 24, 2023
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BFS, Bidirectional Search

Problem # Given two words, find the shortest chain of words you can create by changing only one letter at a time, such that each word in the chain is a valid English word. You can use a dictionary or online database to check word validity. Solution # Solving the “Word Ladder” problem in Python typically involves using a breadth-first search (BFS) algorithm to traverse through word transformations. Here’s the general idea of the solution: ...