Word Search Problem Statement

Given a two-dimensional grid with 'N' rows and 'M' columns consisting of uppercase characters, and a string 'WORD', your task is to determine the number of times the word appears in the grid.

You can move from a given cell in eight possible directions: horizontally left, horizontally right, vertically up, vertically down, and the four diagonal directions.

Example:

Input:
N = 4
M = 5
Grid =
"ANAAN"
"NINJA"
"NINAN"
"ANANA"
WORD = "NINJA"
Output:
3
Explanation:

The word "NINJA" can be found three times in the given grid.

Constraints:

  • 1 <= N <= 10^3
  • 1 <= M <= 10^3
  • 1 <= N * M <= 10^6
  • 2 <= WORD.size <= 10^3
  • Time Limit: 1 sec
Note:

You do not need to print anything; implement the given function to return the correct output.

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Count the number of occurrences of a given word in a two-dimensional grid of characters.

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