Practice Word Ladder - 9.4.4 | 9. Apply Data Structures and Algorithms to Solve Real-World Programming Challenges | Data Structure
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define the Word Ladder problem.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the key concept of changing letters and valid words.

Question 2

Easy

What does BFS stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about traversal methods used in graphs.

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Question 1

What technique is commonly used to solve the Word Ladder problem?

  • Depth-First Search
  • Breadth-First Search
  • Dijkstra's Algorithm

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider which algorithm is designed for shortest path exploration.

Question 2

True or False: In a Word Ladder, all intermediate words need to be valid words.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on what makes an intermediate state acceptable.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Formulate a sequence transforming 'spot' to 'stop' using only two letter changes.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens with multiple letters changed.

Question 2

Given an unordered list of words, arrange a Word Ladder between 'head' and 'tail' using as few steps as possible.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on altering one letter each time without falling into invalid words.

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