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Leetcode 79. Word Search

Determine whether a target word can be formed by a path of horizontally or vertically adjacent cells in an m×n letter grid without reusing a cell. The core challenge is performing DFS/backtracking on the grid with visited tracking (and optional pruning) to efficiently explore valid paths.

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Whatnot

Amazon

Amazon

Uber

Google

Google


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Late July, 2025

Uber

Mid-level

same as leetcode

Late February, 2025

Amazon

Amazon

Senior

Mid February, 2025

Whatnot

Senior

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