Sukat

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static class Pair {
        public char a;
        public char b;
        public Pair(char a, char b) {
            this.a = a;
            this.b = b;
        }
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        String input = reader.readLine();
        int sum = 0;
        HashMap<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<Character, Integer>();
        
        for (char c : input.toCharArray()) {
            int count = map.getOrDefault(c, 0) + 1;
            sum += count;
            map.put(c, count);
        }

        ArrayList<Pair> pairs = new ArrayList<Pair>();

        List<Character> sortedKeys = Arrays.asList(map.keySet().toArray(new Character[0]));
        sortedKeys.sort((a, b) -> map.get(b) - map.get(a));

        for (char c : map.keySet().toArray(new Character[0])) {
            if (!map.containsKey(c)) continue;
            int selfCount = map.get(c);
            while (selfCount < sum) {
                char other = 'Ö'; // Ö=null
                for (char otherCandidate : map.keySet()) {
                    if (otherCandidate == c) continue;
                    else {
                        other = otherCandidate;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                
                if (other == 'Ö') break;

                pairs.add(new Pair(c, other));

                selfCount--;
                int otherCount = map.get(other) - 1;
                sum -= 2;

                if (otherCount > 0) {
                    map.put(other, otherCount);
                } else {
                    map.remove(other);
                }

                if (selfCount > 0) {
                    map.put(c, selfCount);
                } else {
                    map.remove(c);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        // Try to resque the lonely
        assert map.size() < 2;
        if (map.size() > 0) {
            char lastChar = map.keySet().iterator().next();
            int count = map.get(lastChar);

            if (count > 1) {
                for (int i = 0; i < pairs.size(); i++) {
                    Pair p = pairs.get(i);

                    if (p.a == lastChar || p.b == lastChar) continue;
                    pairs.set(i, new Pair(lastChar, p.a));
                    pairs.add(i + 1, new Pair(lastChar, p.b));
                    
                    count -= 2;
                    if (count <= 1) break;
                }
            }
        }
        
        
        System.out.println(pairs.size());
        for (int i = 0; i < pairs.size(); i++) {
            Pair pair = pairs.get(i);
            System.out.println(Character.toString(pair.a) + Character.toString(pair.b));
        }
    }
}

Test 1

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 2

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 3

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 4

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 5

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 6

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 7

Group: 1, 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 8

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 9

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 10

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 11

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 12

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 13

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 14

Group: 2, 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 15

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 16

Group: 3

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 17

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 18

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 19

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 20

Group: 3

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 21

Group: 3

Verdict: WRONG ANSWER