Question
Build a dictionary from the list words, then answer a list of search queries. A query is a string that may contain the wildcard character '.', which matches any single letter; a regular letter must match exactly. Return a list of booleans, one per query, indicating whether some word in the dictionary matches the entire query (same length, all positions satisfied). Words and queries contain only lowercase letters and '.'.
trie_wildcard_search(words: list[str], queries: list[str]) → list[bool][["bad","dad","mad"],["pad","bad",".ad","b.."]]out[false,true,true,true]State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.
Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.