import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
String s = in.next();
int n = s.length();
int left = 0;
int right = n - 1;
int result = 0;
while (left < right) {
char sLeft = s.charAt(left);
char sRight = s.charAt(right);
int nLeft = sLeft - 'a';
int nRight = sRight - 'a';
if (nLeft >= nRight) {
int num1 = nLeft - nRight;
int num2 = nRight + 26 - nLeft;
if (num1 <= num2) {
result += num1;
} else {
result += num2;
}
} else {
int num1 = nRight - nLeft;
int num2 = nLeft + 26 - nRight;
if (num1 <= num2) {
result += num1;
} else {
result += num2;
}
}
left++;
right--;
}
System.out.println(result);
}
}