Challenge: Word Formation Using a Hash Table

We solved this problem using tries. Now, let's try it out with hash tables.

Problem Statement #

You have to implement the is_formation_possible() function which will find whether a given word can be formed by combining two words from a dictionary. We assume that all words are in lower case.

Input #

A list and a query word containing lowercase characters.

Output #

Returns True if the given word can be generated by combining two words from the list.

Sample Input #

lst = ["the", "hello", "there", "answer", "any",
       "by", "world", "their","abc"]

word = "helloworld"

Sample Output #

True

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