import java.util.Scanner;
// 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);
String s = in.nextLine();
int n = s.length();
if (n == 1) {
System.out.println(0);
return;
}
if (n == 2) {
int diff = Math.max(Math.abs(s.charAt(1) - s.charAt(0)),
Math.abs(s.charAt(0) - s.charAt(1)));
System.out.println(diff);
return;
}
String str1 = null;
String str2 = null;
if (n % 2 == 0) {//偶数个
str1 = s.substring(0, n / 2);
str2 = s.substring(n / 2, n);
} else {//奇数个
str1 = s.substring(0, n / 2 + 1);
str2 = s.substring(n / 2 + 1, n);
}
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str1);
sb.reverse();
char[] cLeftArray = sb.toString().toCharArray();
char[] cRightArray = str2.toCharArray();
int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < cLeftArray.length; i++) {
if (cLeftArray[i] == cRightArray[i]) {
continue;
} else if (cLeftArray[i] < cRightArray[i]) {
int k = cRightArray[i] - cLeftArray[i];
int kk = 'z' - cRightArray[i] + cLeftArray[i] - 'a' + 1;
sum = sum + Math.min(k, kk);
} else if (cLeftArray[i] > cRightArray[i]) {
int k = cLeftArray[i] - cRightArray[i];
int kk = 'z' - cLeftArray[i] + cRightArray[i] - 'a' + 1;
sum = sum + Math.min(k, kk);
}
}
System.out.println(sum);
}
}