#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
string input;
cin >> input;
int LIS[55];
LIS[0] = 1;
for(int i = 1; i < input.size(); i++) {
LIS[i] = 1;
for(int j = 0; j < i; j++)
if(input[j] < input[i])
LIS[i] = max(LIS[i], LIS[j]+1);
}
int ans = -1;
for(int i = 0; i < input.size(); i++)
ans = max(ans, LIS[i]);
cout << 26-ans << endl;
return 0;
}
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