using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using static System.Math;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
//using nint=System.Int32;
static class Program{
	const int mod=998244353;
	static void Main(){
		Sc sc=new Sc();
		var n=sc.I;
		var s=sc.S;
		var a=new int[n];
		for(int i = 0;i<n;i++) {a[i]=s[i]-'a';}
		Console.WriteLine("{0}",Fu1(a));
	}
	static int Fu1(int[] a){
		int n=a.Length;
		Mint ans=0;
		var dp=new Mint[n+1,2,2];
		dp[0,0,0]=1;
		for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
			for(int j=0;j<2;j++){
				for(int k=0;k<2;k++){
					int ul=j==0?a[i]:25;
					for(int d=k==1?1:0;d<=ul;d++){dp[i+1,(j==1||d<ul)?1:0,(k==1||d==0)?1:0]+=dp[i,j,k];}
				}
			}
		}
		
		for(int j=0;j<2;j++){ans+=dp[n,j,1];}
		return (int)dp[n,1,1];
	}
}
public struct Mint{
	const int mod=998244353;
	private long d;
	public Mint(long d){this.d=d;}
	public static implicit operator Mint(long d){return new Mint(d%mod);}
	public static explicit operator long(Mint d){return d.d;}
	public override string ToString(){return d.ToString();}
	public static Mint operator+(Mint a,long b){a.d=(mod+a.d+b%mod)%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator+(Mint a,Mint b){a.d=(a.d+b.d)%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator-(Mint a,long b){a.d=(mod+a.d-b%mod)%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator-(Mint a,Mint b){a.d=(mod+a.d-b.d)%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator*(Mint a,long b){a.d=b%mod*a.d%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator*(Mint a,Mint b){a.d=a.d*b.d%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator/(Mint a,long b){a.d=a.d*Mi(b)%mod;return a;}
	public static Mint operator/(Mint a,Mint b){a.d=a.d*Mi(b.d)%mod;return a;}
	public static bool operator==(Mint a,long b){return (long)a==b;}
	public static bool operator!=(Mint a,long b){return (long)a!=b;}
	public override bool Equals(object obj){return false;}
	public override int GetHashCode(){return 0;}
	public static long Mi(long a){
		a=(a+mod)%mod;
		long b=mod,u=1,v=0;
		while(b>0){
			long t=a/b;
			a-=t*b;(a,b)=(b,a);
			u-=t*v;(u,v)=(v,u);
		}
		u%=mod;
		if(u<0){u+=mod;}
		return u%mod;
	}
}
public class Sc{
	public int I{get{return int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}}
	public long L{get{return long.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}}
	public double D{get{return double.Parse(Console.ReadLine());}}
	public string S{get{return Console.ReadLine();}}
	public int[] Ia{get{return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(),int.Parse);}}
	public long[] La{get{return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(),long.Parse);}}
	public double[] Da{get{return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(),double.Parse);}}
	public string[] Sa{get{return Console.ReadLine().Split();}}
	public object[] Oa{get{return Console.ReadLine().Split();}}
	public int[] Ia2{get{return Array.ConvertAll(("0 "+Console.ReadLine()+" 0").Split(),int.Parse);}}
	public int[] Ia3(string a,string b){return Array.ConvertAll((a+Console.ReadLine()+b).Split(),int.Parse);}
	public int[] Ia3(int a){return Array.ConvertAll((Console.ReadLine()+" "+a.ToString()).Split(),int.Parse);}
	public long[] La2{get{return Array.ConvertAll(("0 "+Console.ReadLine()+" 0").Split(),long.Parse);}}
	public long[] La3(string a,string b){return Array.ConvertAll((a+Console.ReadLine()+b).Split(),long.Parse);}
	public long[] La3(int a){return Array.ConvertAll((Console.ReadLine()+" "+a.ToString()).Split(),long.Parse);}
	public double[] Da2{get{return Array.ConvertAll(("0 "+Console.ReadLine()+" 0").Split(),double.Parse);}}
	public double[] Da3(string a,string b){return Array.ConvertAll((a+Console.ReadLine()+b).Split(),double.Parse);}
	public T[] Arr<T>(int n,Func<T> f){var a=new T[n];for(int i=0;i<n;i++){a[i]=f();}return a;}
	public T[] Arr<T>(int n,Func<int,T> f){var a=new T[n];for(int i=0;i<n;i++){a[i]=f(i);}return a;}
	public T[] Arr<T>(int n,Func<string[],T> f){var a=new T[n];for(int i=0;i<n;i++){a[i]=f(Console.ReadLine().Split());}return a;}
	public T[] Arr<T>(int n,Func<int,string[],T> f){var a=new T[n];for(int i=0;i<n;i++){a[i]=f(i,Console.ReadLine().Split());}return a;}
	public (T,T) Tp2<T>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T>(s[0]),Ct<T>(s[1]));}
	public (T,T,T) Tp3<T>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T>(s[0]),Ct<T>(s[1]),Ct<T>(s[2]));}
	public (T,T,T,T) Tp4<T>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T>(s[0]),Ct<T>(s[1]),Ct<T>(s[2]),Ct<T>(s[3]));}
	public (T,T,T,T,T) Tp5<T>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T>(s[0]),Ct<T>(s[1]),Ct<T>(s[2]),Ct<T>(s[3]),Ct<T>(s[4]));}
	public (T1,T2) Tp2<T1,T2>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T1>(s[0]),Ct<T2>(s[1]));}
	public (T1,T1,T2) Tp3<T1,T2>(){var s=Console.ReadLine().Split();return (Ct<T1>(s[0]),Ct<T1>(s[1]),Ct<T2>(s[2]));}
	private T Ct<T>(string s){return (T)Convert.ChangeType(s,typeof(T));}
}