# Is Edabit in the String?
by Matt
tags: strings, validation

## Summary
> A string contains the word "edabit" if a subsequence of its characters spell "edabit".
> Write a function that accepts a string and returns “YES” if the string contains a subsequence of the word edabit or "NO" if it does not.
> Examples
> edabitInString(“eddaaabt”) ➞ “NO”
> edabitInString(“edwardisabletodoit”) ➞ “YES”
> edabitInString(“abecdfghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz”) ➞

## Instructions
A string contains the word "edabit" if a _subsequence_ of its characters spell "edabit".

Write a function that accepts a string and returns “YES” if the string contains a subsequence of the word edabit or "NO" if it does not.

### Examples
```
edabitInString(“eddaaabt”) ➞ “NO”

edabitInString(“edwardisabletodoit”) ➞ “YES”

edabitInString(“abecdfghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz”) ➞ “NO”
```

### Notes
Check the **Resources** tab for more details on subsequence.