2025-08-22 15:36:52 +0000 UTC

class Solution:
    def minimumPushes(self, word: str) -> int:
        freqs = [0] * 26
        for char in word:
            freqs[ord(char) - 97] += 1
        freqs.sort()
        res = 0
        for i in range(26):
            freq = freqs[26 - i - 1]
            if freq == 0:
                break
            res += freq * (i // 8 + 1)
        return res