DIY: Expressive Words
Explore how to determine the number of stretchy words relative to a given string by extending character groups. Understand the concept of expressive words and implement a function to solve this problem efficiently, preparing for coding interviews with real-world scenarios.
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Problem statement
Given a string, s, and a list of words, return the number of words that are stretchy.
A word in words is stretchy with respect to s if s can be derived by extending the letters of the word. Here is the extend rule:
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