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2157\. Groups of Strings

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You are given a **0-indexed** array of strings `words`. Each string consists of **lowercase English letters** only. No letter occurs more than once in any string of `words`.

Two strings `s1` and `s2` are said to be **connected** if the set of letters of `s2` can be obtained from the set of letters of `s1` by any **one** of the following operations:

*   Adding exactly one letter to the set of the letters of `s1`.
*   Deleting exactly one letter from the set of the letters of `s1`.
*   Replacing exactly one letter from the set of the letters of `s1` with any letter, **including** itself.

The array `words` can be divided into one or more non-intersecting **groups**. A string belongs to a group if any **one** of the following is true:

*   It is connected to **at least one** other string of the group.
*   It is the **only** string present in the group.

Note that the strings in `words` should be grouped in such a manner that a string belonging to a group cannot be connected to a string present in any other group. It can be proved that such an arrangement is always unique.

Return _an array_ `ans` _of size_ `2` _where:_

*   `ans[0]` _is the **maximum number** of groups_ `words` _can be divided into, and_
*   `ans[1]` _is the **size of the largest** group_.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** words = ["a","b","ab","cde"]

**Output:** [2,3]

**Explanation:** 

- words[0] can be used to obtain words[1] (by replacing 'a' with 'b'), and words[2] (by adding 'b'). So words[0] is connected to words[1] and words[2]. 

- words[1] can be used to obtain words[0] (by replacing 'b' with 'a'), and words[2] (by adding 'a'). So words[1] is connected to words[0] and words[2]. 

- words[2] can be used to obtain words[0] (by deleting 'b'), and words[1] (by deleting 'a'). So words[2] is connected to words[0] and words[1]. 

- words[3] is not connected to any string in words. 
  
Thus, words can be divided into 2 groups ["a","b","ab"] and ["cde"]. The size of the largest group is 3.

**Example 2:**

**Input:** words = ["a","ab","abc"]

**Output:** [1,3]

**Explanation:** 

- words[0] is connected to words[1]. 

- words[1] is connected to words[0] and words[2].

- words[2] is connected to words[1]. 
  
Since all strings are connected to each other, they should be grouped together. 

Thus, the size of the largest group is 3.

**Constraints:**

*   1 <= words.length <= 2 * 104
*   `1 <= words[i].length <= 26`
*   `words[i]` consists of lowercase English letters only.
*   No letter occurs more than once in `words[i]`.




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