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class Solution:
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    def uniqueMorseRepresentations(self, words: List[str]) -> int:
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        # create a dictionary for morse code (You can just copy & paste it! ^.^)
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        ENG_to_MORSE = {
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            "a": ".-",
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            "b": "-...",
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            "c": "-.-.",
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            "d": "-..",
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            "e": ".",
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            "f": "..-.",
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            "g": "--.",
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            "h": "....",
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            "i": "..",
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            "j": ".---",
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            "k": "-.-",
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            "l": ".-..",
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            "m": "--",
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            "n": "-.",
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            "o": "---",
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            "p": ".--.",
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            "q": "--.-",
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            "r": ".-.",
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            "s": "...",
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            "t": "-",
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            "u": "..-",
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            "v": "...-",
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            "w": ".--",
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            "x": "-..-",
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            "y": "-.--",
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            "z": "--..",
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        }
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        cnt = {}  # dictionary for different transformations
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        for word in words:  # loop through every word
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            tmp = ""
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            for c in word:  # loop through every character
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                tmp += ENG_to_MORSE[c]  # convert the word to morse code
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            if tmp not in cnt:
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                cnt[tmp] = 0
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            else:
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                cnt[tmp] += 1
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        return len(cnt)  # return how many different elements in cnt