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Java-based LeetCode algorithm problem solutions, regularly updated
126\. Word Ladder II
Hard
A **transformation sequence** from word `beginWord` to word `endWord` using a dictionary `wordList` is a sequence of words beginWord -> s1 -> s2 -> ... -> sk
such that:
* Every adjacent pair of words differs by a single letter.
* Every si
for `1 <= i <= k` is in `wordList`. Note that `beginWord` does not need to be in `wordList`.
* sk == endWord
Given two words, `beginWord` and `endWord`, and a dictionary `wordList`, return _all the **shortest transformation sequences** from_ `beginWord` _to_ `endWord`_, or an empty list if no such sequence exists. Each sequence should be returned as a list of the words_ [beginWord, s1, s2, ..., sk]
.
**Example 1:**
**Input:** beginWord = "hit", endWord = "cog", wordList = ["hot","dot","dog","lot","log","cog"]
**Output:** [["hit","hot","dot","dog","cog"],["hit","hot","lot","log","cog"]]
**Explanation:** There are 2 shortest transformation sequences: "hit" -> "hot" -> "dot" -> "dog" -> "cog" "hit" -> "hot" -> "lot" -> "log" -> "cog"
**Example 2:**
**Input:** beginWord = "hit", endWord = "cog", wordList = ["hot","dot","dog","lot","log"]
**Output:** []
**Explanation:** The endWord "cog" is not in wordList, therefore there is no valid transformation sequence.
**Constraints:**
* `1 <= beginWord.length <= 5`
* `endWord.length == beginWord.length`
* `1 <= wordList.length <= 1000`
* `wordList[i].length == beginWord.length`
* `beginWord`, `endWord`, and `wordList[i]` consist of lowercase English letters.
* `beginWord != endWord`
* All the words in `wordList` are **unique**.