<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>&nbsp;</p>
<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:
        self.len_dict = len(words)
        self.len_wd = len(words[0])
        self.len_t = len(target)
        self.words = words
        self.target = target
            
        # build a list that can help calculate the number of a certain character at a certain index
        self.char_cnt = []
        for i in range(self.len_wd):
            cnt = [0] * 32
            for j in range(self.len_dict):
                cnt[ord(words[j][i]) - 97] += 1
            self.char_cnt.append(cnt)
        
        # dp array to store the number of ways building target[tidx:] starting from kth character
        self.dp = collections.defaultdict(lambda: None)
        # boundary condition:
        for i in range(self.len_wd + 1):
            self.dp[i, self.len_t] = 1
        
        return self.buildTarget(0, 0) % (1000000007)
		
    
    def buildTarget(self, kth, tidx):
        if self.dp[kth, tidx] is None:
            # boundary condition:
            if self.len_t - tidx > self.len_wd - kth:
                self.dp[kth, tidx] = 0
            else:
                total = 0
                c_cnt = self.char_cnt[kth][ord(self.target[tidx]) - 97]
                if c_cnt:
                    total += (self.buildTarget(kth + 1, tidx + 1) * c_cnt)
                total += self.buildTarget(kth + 1, tidx)
                self.dp[kth, tidx] = total
        return self.dp[kth, tidx]
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