#pragma region Macros #include #define rep(i, n) for(int(i) = 0; (i) < (n); (i)++) #define rrep(i, n) for(int(i) = (n)-1; (i) >= 0; (i)--) #define FOR(i, m, n) for(int(i) = (m); (i) < (n); (i)++) #define ROF(i, m, n) for(int(i) = (n)-1; (i) >= (m); (i)--) #define ALL(v) (v).begin(), (v).end() #define LLA(v) (v).rbegin(), (v).rend() #define SZ(v) (int)(v).size() #define INT(...) \ int __VA_ARGS__; \ read(__VA_ARGS__) #define LL(...) \ ll __VA_ARGS__; \ read(__VA_ARGS__) #define DOUBLE(...) \ double __VA_ARGS__; \ read(__VA_ARGS__) #define CHAR(...) \ char __VA_ARGS__; \ read(__VA_ARGS__) #define STRING(...) \ string __VA_ARGS__; \ read(__VA_ARGS__) #define VEC(type, name, size) \ vector name(size); \ read(name) #define VEC2(type, name, height, width) \ vector> name(height, vector(width)); \ read(name) #define DVEC(type, name1, name2, size) \ vector name1(size), name2(size); \ read(name1, name2); #define TVEC(type, name1, name2, name3, size) \ vector name1(size), name2(size), name3(size); \ read(name1, name2, name3); using namespace std; using ll = long long; using pii = pair; using pll = pair; const int INF = 1 << 30; const ll LINF = 1LL << 60; const int MOD = 1e9 + 7; const char newl = '\n'; const int dx[] = {1, 0, -1, 0}; const int dy[] = {0, 1, 0, -1}; template inline bool between(T x, T l, T r) { return l <= x && x < r; } template inline vector make_vec(size_t a, T val) { return vector(a, val); } template inline auto make_vec(size_t a, Ts... ts) { return vector(a, make_vec(ts...)); } void read() {} template inline void read(T &a) { cin >> a; } template inline void read(pair &p) { read(p.first), read(p.second); } template inline void read(vector &v) { for(auto &&a : v) read(a); } template inline void read(vector &a, vector &b) { for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) { read(a[i]); read(b[i]); } } template inline void read(vector &a, vector &b, vector &c) { for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) { read(a[i]); read(b[i]); read(c[i]); } } template inline void read(Head &head, Tail &...tail) { read(head), read(tail...); } template void write(const T &a) { cout << a << '\n'; } template void write(const vector &a) { for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) cout << a[i] << (i + 1 == a.size() ? '\n' : ' '); } template void write(const Head &head, const Tail &...tail) { cout << head << ' '; write(tail...); } template void writel(const T &a) { cout << a << '\n'; } template void writel(const vector &a) { for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) cout << a[i] << '\n'; } template void writel(const Head &head, const Tail &...tail) { cout << head << '\n'; write(tail...); } template auto sum(const vector &a) { return accumulate(ALL(a), T(0)); } template auto min(const vector &a) { return *min_element(ALL(a)); } template auto max(const vector &a) { return *max_element(ALL(a)); } template void msort(vector &a, vector &b) { assert(a.size() == b.size()); vector> ab(a.size()); for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) ab[i] = {a[i], b[i]}; sort(ALL(ab)); for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) { a[i] = ab[i].first; b[i] = ab[i].second; } } template void msort(vector &a, vector &b, vector &c) { assert(a.size() == b.size() && b.size() == c.size()); vector> abc(a.size()); for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) abc[i] = {a[i], b[i], c[i]}; sort(ALL(abc)); for(int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) { a[i] = get<0>(abc[i]); b[i] = get<1>(abc[i]); c[i] = get<2>(abc[i]); } } template inline bool chmax(T &a, U b) { if(a < b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; } template inline bool chmin(T &a, U b) { if(a > b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; } inline int bsf(int v) { return __builtin_ctz(v); } // 最下位の1が下から何番目か inline int bsf(ll v) { return __builtin_ctzll(v); } inline int bsr(int v) { return 31 - __builtin_clz(v); } // 最上位の1が下から何番目か inline int bsr(ll v) { return 63 - __builtin_clzll(v); } inline int lsb(int v) { return v & -v; } // 最上位の1だけ残す inline ll lsb(ll v) { return v & -v; } inline int msb(int v) { return 1 << bsr(v); } // 最上位の1だけ残す inline ll msb(ll v) { return 1LL << bsr(v); } struct IO { IO() { ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cin.tie(nullptr); cout << fixed << setprecision(10); } } io; #pragma endregion int main() { INT(n); VEC(string, s, n); vector> words; rep(i, n) { bool ok = 1; rep(j, s[i].size() - 1) { if(s[i][j + 1] < s[i][j]) ok = 0; } if(!ok) continue; words.push_back({{s[i].front() - 'a', s[i].back() - 'a'}, s[i].size()}); } int m = words.size(); auto dp = make_vec(26, 0); sort(ALL(words)); rep(i, m) { auto next = make_vec(26, 0); rep(j, 26) { if(j <= words[i].first.first) { chmax(next[words[i].first.second], dp[j] + words[i].second); } chmax(next[j], dp[j]); } swap(dp, next); } int res = 0; rep(i, 26) { chmax(res, dp[i]); } write(res); }