Hey y’all, got another solution up for a Top 3 question Meta asks: [Leetcode 408 Valid Word Abbreviation](https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-word-abbreviation/description/) and its variant.
..And with that marks the 50th video of the [Minmer Meta Variants](https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6615244/meta-variant-compilation-by-codingwithmi-0pm7/), WOO! What a milestone! I’m grateful to be a part of this community and after lurking for so long, I’m happy to finally be giving back. Seeing y’all succeed makes me truly happy. I like nothing more than seeing people demolish Meta’s stupidly rigorous interview process.

ANYWAY,
While it’s true the OG is asked a lot, its twist *has* popped its head up here and there lately. What if you were given wildcard symbols in the `abbr`? Specifically, the single asterisk character. This variant can either be asked standalone or as a cruel follow-up.

Check it out (or not!):
[Leetcode 408 Valid Word Abbreviation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDB1fi65U8)
![408_Valid_Word_Abbreviation_Thumbnail.png](https://assets.leetcode.com/users/images/4709416f-7128-4830-ab4e-288453ebbb81_1745860477.5474432.png)

---

Reference to all of the [Minmer Meta Variants](https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6615244/meta-variant-compilation-by-codingwithmi-0pm7/)!

P.S Summer and I have a new series coming out called the Unknown Leetcodes. The first one will be [Draw Circle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irSlt5kJS0A)...an infamous "unknown" problem that Meta asks.
And yes, I'll still be going over Meta tagged questions.

Hey y’all, got another solution up for a Top 3 question Meta asks: Leetcode 408 Valid Word Abbreviation and its variant.
..And with that marks the 50th video of the Minmer Meta Variants, WOO! What a milestone! I’m grateful to be a part of this commun