class Solution {
 public:
  bool exist(vector<vector<char>>& board, string word) {
    if (board.empty()) return false;
    for (int i = 0; i < board.size(); ++i)
      for (int j = 0; j < board[0].size(); ++j)
        if (dfs(board, word, i, j, 0)) return true;
    return false;
  }
 private:
  bool dfs(vector<vector<char>>& board, string& word, int i, int j, int pos) {
    if (i < 0 || i >= board.size() || j < 0 || j >= board[0].size() ||
        board[i][j] != word[pos] || board[i][j] == '*')
      return false;
    if (pos == word.length() - 1) return true;
    char c = board[i][j];
    board[i][j] = '*';
    bool flag = dfs(board, word, i + 1, j, pos + 1) ||
                dfs(board, word, i - 1, j, pos + 1) ||
                dfs(board, word, i, j + 1, pos + 1) ||
                dfs(board, word, i, j - 1, pos + 1);
    board[i][j] = c;
    return flag;
  }
};