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Determine string buildability from dictionary

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

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This question evaluates understanding of string manipulation, algorithm design for combinatorial search, dynamic programming/memoization concepts, and the ability to analyze time and space complexity.

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  • Amazon
  • Coding & Algorithms
  • Software Engineer

Determine string buildability from dictionary

Company: Amazon

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: Medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Given a non-empty string s and a list of non-empty words dict, determine whether s can be formed by concatenating words from dict with unlimited reuse allowed. If possible, return one valid decomposition as a list of words in order; otherwise, return an empty list. Implement an efficient solution and analyze its time and space complexity, considering very long s and large dictionaries.

Quick Answer: This question evaluates understanding of string manipulation, algorithm design for combinatorial search, dynamic programming/memoization concepts, and the ability to analyze time and space complexity.

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Given a non-empty string s and a list of non-empty words dict, determine whether s can be formed by concatenating words from dict with unlimited reuse allowed. If possible, return one valid decomposition as a list of words in order; otherwise, return an empty list. Implement an efficient solution and analyze its time and space complexity, considering very long s and large dictionaries.

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