#1408

String Matching in an Array

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Description

Given an array of strings words, return every string in words that appears as a substring of at least one other word in the array. Return the results in any order.

Example 1:

Input: words = ["mass","as","hero","superhero"]
Output: ["as","hero"]
Explanation: "as" is substring of "mass" and "hero" is substring of "superhero".
["hero","as"] is also a valid answer.

Example 2:

Input: words = ["leetcode","et","code"]
Output: ["et","code"]
Explanation: "et", "code" are substring of "leetcode".

Example 3:

Input: words = ["blue","green","bu"]
Output: []
Explanation: No string of words is substring of another string.

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