Dictionary Order: Finding the Last Word

To find the word that comes last in an English dictionary, we arrange the given words alphabetically based on their letters from left to right.

The words to arrange are: Accent, About, Acacia, Abuse.

Alphabetical Comparison Steps

• Step 1: Compare the first letter. All words start with 'A'.
• Step 2: Compare the second letter.
  • Words starting with 'Ab': About, Abuse
  • Words starting with 'Ac': Accent, Acacia
  The 'Ab' words come before 'Ac' words.
• Step 3: Compare words starting with 'Ab'.
  • About vs. Abuse
  • Comparing the third letter: 'o' in About and 'u' in Abuse.
  • Since 'o' comes before 'u', 'About' comes before 'Abuse'.
• Step 4: Compare words starting with 'Ac'.
  • Acacia vs. Accent
  • Comparing the third letter: 'a' in Acacia and 'c' in Accent.
  • Since 'a' comes before 'c', 'Acacia' comes before 'Accent'.
• Step 5: Combine the order.
  • The 'Ab' group order is: About, Abuse.
  • The 'Ac' group order is: Acacia, Accent.
  • Combining these gives the final dictionary order: About, Abuse, Acacia, Accent.

Final Word Order

The complete alphabetical order is:

1. About
2. Abuse
3. Acacia
4. Accent

Therefore, the word that comes last in the dictionary order is Accent.