#pragma GCC optimize ("Ofast")
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
void*wmem;
char memarr[96000000];
template<class T> inline void walloc1d(T **arr, int x, void **mem = &wmem){
  static int skip[16] = {0, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1};
  (*mem) = (void*)( ((char*)(*mem)) + skip[((unsigned long long)(*mem)) & 15] );
  (*arr)=(T*)(*mem);
  (*mem)=((*arr)+x);
}
template<class T> inline void walloc1d(T **arr, int x1, int x2, void **mem = &wmem){
  walloc1d(arr, x2-x1, mem);
  (*arr) -= x1;
}
template<class T1, class T2> void sortA_L(int N, T1 a[], T2 b[], void *mem = wmem){
  int i;
  pair<T1, T2>*arr;
  walloc1d(&arr, N, &mem);
  for(i=(0);i<(N);i++){
    arr[i].first = a[i];
    arr[i].second = b[i];
  }
  sort(arr, arr+N);
  for(i=(0);i<(N);i++){
    a[i] = arr[i].first;
    b[i] = arr[i].second;
  }
}
template<class T1, class T2, class T3> void sortA_L(int N, T1 a[], T2 b[], T3 c[], void *mem = wmem){
  int i;
  pair<T1, pair<T2, T3> >*arr;
  walloc1d(&arr, N, &mem);
  for(i=(0);i<(N);i++){
    arr[i].first = a[i];
    arr[i].second.first = b[i];
    arr[i].second.second = c[i];
  }
  sort(arr, arr+N);
  for(i=(0);i<(N);i++){
    a[i] = arr[i].first;
    b[i] = arr[i].second.first;
    c[i] = arr[i].second.second;
  }
}
inline int my_getchar_unlocked(){
  static char buf[1048576];
  static int s = 1048576;
  static int e = 1048576;
  if(s == e && e == 1048576){
    e = fread_unlocked(buf, 1, 1048576, stdin);
    s = 0;
  }
  if(s == e){
    return EOF;
  }
  return buf[s++];
}
inline void rd(int &x){
  int k;
  int m=0;
  x=0;
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k=='-'){
      m=1;
      break;
    }
    if('0'<=k&&k<='9'){
      x=k-'0';
      break;
    }
  }
  for(;;){
    k = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(k<'0'||k>'9'){
      break;
    }
    x=x*10+k-'0';
  }
  if(m){
    x=-x;
  }
}
inline void rd(char &c){
  int i;
  for(;;){
    i = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(i!=' '&&i!='\n'&&i!='\r'&&i!='\t'&&i!=EOF){
      break;
    }
  }
  c = i;
}
inline int rd(char c[]){
  int i;
  int sz = 0;
  for(;;){
    i = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(i!=' '&&i!='\n'&&i!='\r'&&i!='\t'&&i!=EOF){
      break;
    }
  }
  c[sz++] = i;
  for(;;){
    i = my_getchar_unlocked();
    if(i==' '||i=='\n'||i=='\r'||i=='\t'||i==EOF){
      break;
    }
    c[sz++] = i;
  }
  c[sz]='\0';
  return sz;
}
inline int rd_int(void){
  int x;
  rd(x);
  return x;
}
struct MY_WRITER{
  char buf[1048576];
  int s;
  int e;
  MY_WRITER(){
    s = 0;
    e = 1048576;
  }
  ~MY_WRITER(){
    if(s){
      fwrite_unlocked(buf, 1, s, stdout);
    }
  }
}
;
MY_WRITER MY_WRITER_VAR;
void my_putchar_unlocked(int a){
  if(MY_WRITER_VAR.s == MY_WRITER_VAR.e){
    fwrite_unlocked(MY_WRITER_VAR.buf, 1, MY_WRITER_VAR.s, stdout);
    MY_WRITER_VAR.s = 0;
  }
  MY_WRITER_VAR.buf[MY_WRITER_VAR.s++] = a;
}
inline void wt_L(char a){
  my_putchar_unlocked(a);
}
inline void wt_L(int x){
  int s=0;
  int m=0;
  char f[10];
  if(x<0){
    m=1;
    x=-x;
  }
  while(x){
    f[s++]=x%10;
    x/=10;
  }
  if(!s){
    f[s++]=0;
  }
  if(m){
    my_putchar_unlocked('-');
  }
  while(s--){
    my_putchar_unlocked(f[s]+'0');
  }
}
template<class S> inline void arrInsert(const int k, int &sz, S a[], const S aval){
  int i;
  sz++;
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    a[i] = a[i-1];
  }
  a[k] = aval;
}
template<class S, class T> inline void arrInsert(const int k, int &sz, S a[], const S aval, T b[], const T bval){
  int i;
  sz++;
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    a[i] = a[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    b[i] = b[i-1];
  }
  a[k] = aval;
  b[k] = bval;
}
template<class S, class T, class U> inline void arrInsert(const int k, int &sz, S a[], const S aval, T b[], const T bval, U c[], const U cval){
  int i;
  sz++;
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    a[i] = a[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    b[i] = b[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    c[i] = c[i-1];
  }
  a[k] = aval;
  b[k] = bval;
  c[k] = cval;
}
template<class S, class T, class U, class V> inline void arrInsert(const int k, int &sz, S a[], const S aval, T b[], const T bval, U c[], const U cval, V d[], const V dval){
  int i;
  sz++;
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    a[i] = a[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    b[i] = b[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    c[i] = c[i-1];
  }
  for(i=sz-1;i>k;i--){
    d[i] = d[i-1];
  }
  a[k] = aval;
  b[k] = bval;
  c[k] = cval;
  d[k] = dval;
}
template<class S, class T> inline S chmax(S &a, T b){
  if(a<b){
    a=b;
  }
  return a;
}
int N;
char S[200000+2];
int sz;
int a[200000];
int b[200000];
int c[200000];
int dp[26];
int main(){
  int Lj4PdHRW, i;
  wmem = memarr;
  int KL2GvlyY = rd_int();
  for(Lj4PdHRW=(0);Lj4PdHRW<(KL2GvlyY);Lj4PdHRW++){
    int i;
    N = rd(S);
    for(i=(1);i<(N);i++){
      if(S[i-1] > S[i]){
        goto Q5VJL1cS;
      }
    }
    arrInsert(sz, sz, a, S[0]-'a', b, S[N-1]-'a', c, N);
    Q5VJL1cS:;
  }
  sortA_L(sz, a, b, c);
  for(i=(0);i<(sz);i++){
    int j;
    chmax(dp[b[i]], dp[a[i]] + c[i]);
    for(j=(1);j<(26);j++){
      chmax(dp[j], dp[j-1]);
    }
  }
  wt_L(dp[25]);
  wt_L('\n');
  return 0;
}
// cLay version 20210508-1 [beta]

// --- original code ---
// int N; char S[2d5+2];
// int sz, a[2d5], b[2d5], c[2d5];
// int dp[26];
// {
//   REP(rd_int()){
//     rd(S@N);
//     rep(i,1,N) if(S[i-1] > S[i]) break_continue;
//     arrInsert(sz, sz, a, S[0]-'a', b, S[N-1]-'a', c, N);
//   }
//   sortA(sz, a, b, c);
//   rep(i,sz){
//     dp[b[i]] >?= dp[a[i]] + c[i];
//     rep(j,1,26) dp[j] >?= dp[j-1];
//   }
//   wt(dp[25]);
// }