Word Search

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Create a program to solve a word search puzzle.

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Source: Exercism java/word-search

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class WordSearcher {

    Map<String, Optional<WordLocation>> search(Set<String> words, char[][] grid) {

        Map<String, Optional<WordLocation>> res = new HashMap<>();

        Pair directions[] = new Pair[8];

        for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
            directions[i < 5 ? i : i - 1] = new Pair(i / 3 - 1, i % 3 - 1);