Group Anagrams Made Simple | LeetCode #49 (Medium)

In Episode 11 of my LeetCode a Day series, I solve LeetCode #49 — Group Anagrams in Java. This problem is a good introduction to combining HashMaps, Lists, and string sorting to group related values together. Problem: Group Anagrams Language: Java Difficulty: Medium Topics: HashMap, Strings, Arrays, Sorting My Approach: I sort the characters of each string to create a consistent signature. Anagrams produce the same sorted string, so I use that signature as the key in a HashMap and added each original word to its matching group. Time Complexity: O(n × k log k) Space Complexity: O(n × k) Where n is the number of strings and k is the average/max string length. #leetcode #java #coding #programming #dsa #hashmap #softwareengineering