Problem Brief
Odd One Out
INTERNOA
Analyze the difference in adjacent letters of the alphabet given a string. Given an input sequence of words, find the 'Odd One Out' by checking the difference between adjacent letters. The element having a distinct difference is the 'Odd One Out.'
Function Description
Complete the function findOdd in the editor.
findOdd has the following parameter(s):
string series[n]: an array of strings
Returns
string: the odd one out.
1Example 1
Input
series = ["ACB", "BDC", "CED", "DEF"]
Output
"DEF"
Explanation
In the first three strings, the differences between the letters are (+2, -1), e.g. 'C' - 'A' = 2, 'B' - 'C' = -1. In the last string, the differences are (+1, +1). "DEF" is the odd one out.
Constraints
Limits and guarantees your solution can rely on.
- 3 ≤ n ≤ 26
- 2 ≤ length of series[i] ≤ 26
- All strings are uppercase English letters only.
- Within a test case, all strings are of equal length.