2025-08-22 11:19:56 +0000 UTC

class Solution:
    def findMinimumOperations(self, s1: str, s2: str, s3: str) -> int:
        n1, n2, n3 = len(s1), len(s2), len(s3)
        for i in range(max(n1, n2, n3)):
            fail = True
            if i < n1 and i < n2 and i < n3:
                c1, c2, c3 = s1[i], s2[i], s3[i]
                if c1 == c2 and c2 == c3:
                    fail = False
            if not fail:
                continue
            if i == 0:
                return -1
            return max(n1 - i, 0) + max(n2 - i, 0) + max(n3 - i, 0)
        return 0