import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;

public class Main {
    static ArrayList<String> base = new ArrayList<>();
    static int[][] dp;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner();
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            boolean enable = true;
            String s = sc.next();
            for (int j = 0; j < s.length() - 1 && enable; j++) {
                enable = (s.charAt(j) <= s.charAt(j + 1));
            }
            if (enable) {
                base.add(s);
            }
        }
        dp = new int[base.size()][26];
        for (int[] arr : dp) {
            Arrays.fill(arr, -1);
        }
        Collections.sort(base);
        System.out.println(dfw(base.size() - 1, 25));
    }
    
    static int dfw(int idx, int v) {
        if (idx < 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        if (dp[idx][v] < 0) {
            dp[idx][v] = dfw(idx - 1, v);
            String s = base.get(idx);
            if (s.charAt(s.length() - 1) - 'a' <= v) {
                dp[idx][v] = Math.max(dp[idx][v], dfw(idx - 1, s.charAt(0) - 'a') + s.length());
            }
        }
        return dp[idx][v];
    }
}
class Utilities {
    static String arrayToLineString(Object[] arr) {
        return Arrays.stream(arr).map(x -> x.toString()).collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
    }
    
    static String arrayToLineString(int[] arr) {
        return String.join("\n", Arrays.stream(arr).mapToObj(String::valueOf).toArray(String[]::new));
    }
}
class Scanner {
    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer("");
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    
    public Scanner() throws Exception {
        
    }
    
    public int nextInt() throws Exception {
        return Integer.parseInt(next());
    }
    
    public long nextLong() throws Exception {
        return Long.parseLong(next());
    }
    
    public double nextDouble() throws Exception {
        return Double.parseDouble(next());
    }
    
    public int[] nextIntArray() throws Exception {
        return Stream.of(br.readLine().split(" ")).mapToInt(Integer::parseInt).toArray();
    }
    
    public String next() throws Exception {
        while (!st.hasMoreTokens()) {
            st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
        }
        return st.nextToken();
    }
    
}