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MediumArrays & HashingLC 890

Find and Replace Pattern

Given a list of strings words and a string pattern, return a list of words[i] that match pattern. You may return the answer in any order. A word matches the pattern if there exists a permutation of letters p so that after replacing every letter x in the pattern with p(x), we get the desired word. Recall that a permutation of letters is a bijection from letters to letters: every letter maps to another letter, and no two letters map to the same letter.

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  • 1.Think about which data structure fits best
  • 2.Consider the time complexity of your approach
  • 3.Look for patterns in the constraints
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