Problem
A valid encoding of an array of words
is any reference string s
and array of indices indices
such that:
words.length == indices.length
- The reference string
s
ends with the'#'
character. - For each index
indices[i]
, the substring ofs
starting fromindices[i]
and up to (but not including) the next'#'
character is equal towords[i]
.
Given an array of words
, return the length of the shortest reference string s
possible of any valid encoding of words
.