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Solution: Word Ladder

Explore how to solve the Word Ladder problem by using Breadth-First Search to find the shortest sequence transforming one word into another. Understand the step-by-step BFS approach, optimize word lookups with sets, and manage queue operations effectively to build the transformation sequence.

Statement

Given two words, src and dest, and a list, words, return the number of words in the shortest transformation sequence from src to dest. If no such sequence could be formed, return 00.

A transformation sequence is a sequence of words ( ...