Longest Word With All Prefixes
Explore how to find the longest word in an array such that every prefix of this word is also present in the list. Understand prefix concepts, apply Trie data structures, and learn to choose the lexicographically smallest word when multiple options exist. Gain hands-on practice to solve this common interview problem efficiently.
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Statement
You are given an array of strings, words. Your task is to find the longest string in words such that every prefix of this string is also present in words.
A prefix of a string is any leading substring. For example, the prefixes of "apple" are "a", "ap", "app", and "appl".
If multiple valid strings have the same maximum length, return the lexicographically smallest one.
If no such string exists, return an empty string
"".
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