79. Word Search Posted on 2020-07-16 | Edited on 2021-01-22 | Views: LeetCode 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930class Solution { static boolean[][] visited; public boolean exist(char[][] board, String word) { visited=new boolean[board.length][board[0].length]; for(int i=0;i<board.length;i++){ for(int j=0;j<board[i].length;j++){ if(search(board,word,i,j,0)) return true; } } return false; } private boolean search(char[][] board, String word, int i, int j, int index){ if(index==word.length()) return true; if(i>=board.length || i<0 ||j>=board[i].length || j<0 ||board[i][j]!=word.charAt(index) ||visited[i][j]){ return false; } visited[i][j]=true; if(search(board,word,i-1,j,index+1) || search(board,word,i+1,j,index+1) || search(board,word,i,j-1,index+1) || search(board,word,i,j+1,index+1)){ return true; } visited[i][j]=false; return false; }}