Most common word
Read a line of lower-case words separated by spaces. Print the word that appears most often, followed by a space and its count.
If several words tie, print the one that comes first alphabetically.
Input
the cat and the hat
Expected output
the 2
Input
a b c b a
Expected output
a 2
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Count with a dictionary, then pick the word with the highest count; sort ties by the word itself.
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