<p>You are given a list of strings of the <strong>same length</strong> <code>words</code> and a string <code>target</code>.</p>

<p>Your task is to form <code>target</code> using the given <code>words</code> under the following rules:</p>

<ul>
	<li><code>target</code> should be formed from left to right.</li>
	<li>To form the <code>i<sup>th</sup></code> character (<strong>0-indexed</strong>) of <code>target</code>, you can choose the <code>k<sup>th</sup></code> character of the <code>j<sup>th</sup></code> string in <code>words</code> if <code>target[i] = words[j][k]</code>.</li>
	<li>Once you use the <code>k<sup>th</sup></code> character of the <code>j<sup>th</sup></code> string of <code>words</code>, you <strong>can no longer</strong> use the <code>x<sup>th</sup></code> character of any string in <code>words</code> where <code>x &lt;= k</code>. In other words, all characters to the left of or at index <code>k</code> become unusuable for every string.</li>
	<li>Repeat the process until you form the string <code>target</code>.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Notice</strong> that you can use <strong>multiple characters</strong> from the <strong>same string</strong> in <code>words</code> provided the conditions above are met.</p>

<p>Return <em>the number of ways to form <code>target</code> from <code>words</code></em>. Since the answer may be too large, return it <strong>modulo</strong> <code>10<sup>9</sup> + 7</code>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> words = [&quot;acca&quot;,&quot;bbbb&quot;,&quot;caca&quot;], target = &quot;aba&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> 6
<strong>Explanation:</strong> There are 6 ways to form target.
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>a</u>cca&quot;), index 1 (&quot;b<u>b</u>bb&quot;), index 3 (&quot;cac<u>a</u>&quot;)
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>a</u>cca&quot;), index 2 (&quot;bb<u>b</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;cac<u>a</u>&quot;)
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>a</u>cca&quot;), index 1 (&quot;b<u>b</u>bb&quot;), index 3 (&quot;acc<u>a</u>&quot;)
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>a</u>cca&quot;), index 2 (&quot;bb<u>b</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;acc<u>a</u>&quot;)
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 1 (&quot;c<u>a</u>ca&quot;), index 2 (&quot;bb<u>b</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;acc<u>a</u>&quot;)
&quot;aba&quot; -&gt; index 1 (&quot;c<u>a</u>ca&quot;), index 2 (&quot;bb<u>b</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;cac<u>a</u>&quot;)
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> words = [&quot;abba&quot;,&quot;baab&quot;], target = &quot;bab&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> 4
<strong>Explanation:</strong> There are 4 ways to form target.
&quot;bab&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>b</u>aab&quot;), index 1 (&quot;b<u>a</u>ab&quot;), index 2 (&quot;ab<u>b</u>a&quot;)
&quot;bab&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>b</u>aab&quot;), index 1 (&quot;b<u>a</u>ab&quot;), index 3 (&quot;baa<u>b</u>&quot;)
&quot;bab&quot; -&gt; index 0 (&quot;<u>b</u>aab&quot;), index 2 (&quot;ba<u>a</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;baa<u>b</u>&quot;)
&quot;bab&quot; -&gt; index 1 (&quot;a<u>b</u>ba&quot;), index 2 (&quot;ba<u>a</u>b&quot;), index 3 (&quot;baa<u>b</u>&quot;)
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= words.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= words[i].length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li>All strings in <code>words</code> have the same length.</li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= target.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>words[i]</code> and <code>target</code> contain only lowercase English letters.</li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def numWays(self, words: List[str], target: str) -> int:
        MOD = 10**9 + 7
        len_of_word = len(words[0])
        counts = defaultdict(int)
        for w in words:
            for index, char in enumerate(w):
                counts[(index, char)] += 1

        def dfs(i, k):
            if(len_of_word - k < len(target) - i):
                return 0
            if(i == len(target)):
                return 1
            if((i,k) not in memo):
                memo[(i,k)] = dfs(i, k + 1)
                memo[(i,k)] += counts[(k, target[i])]*dfs(i + 1, k + 1)
                memo[(i,k)] = memo[(i,k)]% MOD
            return memo[(i,k)]

        memo = dict()
        return dfs(0,0)              


        
887