#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long int;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(0); ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template<typename T> istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector<T> &vec){ for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &vec){ os << "["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const deque<T> &vec){ os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const set<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_set<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const multiset<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_multiset<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T1, typename T2> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<T1, T2> &pa){ os << "(" << pa.first << "," << pa.second << ")"; return os; }
template<typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const map<TK, TV> &mp){ os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_map<TK, TV> &mp){ os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len) { vec.resize(len); }
template<typename T, typename... Args> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len, Args... args) { vec.resize(len); for (auto &v : vec) ndarray(v, args...); }
template<typename T> bool mmax(T &m, const T q) { if (m < q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template<typename T> bool mmin(T &m, const T q) { if (m > q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template<typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator+(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template<typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator-(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
#define dbg(x) cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << endl;


int main()
{
    string s, t;
    cin >> s;
    for (auto c : s) if (c != 'x') t.push_back(c);

    int n = s.length();
    int m = t.length();

    if (m == 0)
    {
        cout << 0 << endl;
        return 0;
    }
    REP(i, m)
    {
        if (t[i] != t[m - 1 - i])
        {
            cout << -1 << endl;
            return 0;
        }
    }
    int l = 0, r = n - 1, ans = 0;
    while (l < r)
    {
        if (s[l] == s[r])
        {
            l++;
            r--;
        }
        else if (s[l] == 'x' and s[r] != 'x')
        {
            l++;
            ans++;
        }
        else if (s[l] != 'x' and s[r] == 'x')
        {
            r--;
            ans++;
        }
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
    return 0;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 592