import java.util.*;

// 注意类名必须为 Main, 不要有任何 package xxx 信息
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        // 注意 hasNext 和 hasNextLine 的区别
        while (in.hasNext()) { // 注意 while 处理多个 case
            String str = in.nextLine();
            int min = 0;
            //判断奇偶
            if(str.length()%2==0){//偶数
                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
                String reStr = sb.reverse().toString();
                char[] head1 = str.substring(0,str.length()/2).toCharArray();
                char[] head2 = reStr.substring(0,reStr.length()/2).toCharArray();
                //不用获取后半部分,因为26-前部部分每个字母变化的次数 = 后半部分字母变化的次数
                //abcdef
                //fedcba
                //前半部分变a->f,b->e,c->d
                //后半部分变f->a,e->b,d->c
                //操作次数
                for(int i = 0;i<head1.length;i++){
                    if(head1[i]-head2[i]==0){
                        min += 0;
                    }else{
                        int x = Math.abs(head1[i]-head2[i]);
                        min += Math.min(x,26-x);
                    }
                }
            }else{//奇数
                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str);
                String reStr = sb.reverse().toString();
                char[] head1 = str.substring(0,(str.length()-1)/2).toCharArray();
                char[] head2 = reStr.substring(0,(reStr.length()-1)/2).toCharArray();
                for(int i = 0;i<head1.length;i++){
                    if(head1[i]-head2[i]==0){
                        min += 0;
                    }else{
                        int x = Math.abs(head1[i]-head2[i]);
                        min += Math.min(x,26-x);
                    }
                }
            }
            System.out.println(min);
        }
    }
}