In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
HANGOVER

Question

In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.HANGOVER

Prepp Team · Accepted Answer

Finding Words from HANGOVER Letters

The question asks us to identify the word from the given options that cannot be formed using the letters available in the word "HANGOVER".

Let's list the unique letters present in the word HANGOVER:

H
A
N
G
O
V
E
R

Each of these letters appears only once in "HANGOVER". To form a word from these letters, we can only use these specific letters, and we can use each letter at most once.

Analyzing Each Option

Now, let's examine each option to see if it can be formed using the letters from HANGOVER:

RANGE

The letters in RANGE are: R, A, N, G, E.

Let's check if these letters are in HANGOVER:
- R: Yes
- A: Yes
- N: Yes
- G: Yes
- E: Yes
All letters required for RANGE are present in HANGOVER. So, RANGE can be formed.
RAGE

The letters in RAGE are: R, A, G, E.

Let's check if these letters are in HANGOVER:
- R: Yes
- A: Yes
- G: Yes
- E: Yes
All letters required for RAGE are present in HANGOVER. So, RAGE can be formed.
HOVER

The letters in HOVER are: H, O, V, E, R.

Let's check if these letters are in HANGOVER:
- H: Yes
- O: Yes
- V: Yes
- E: Yes
- R: Yes
All letters required for HOVER are present in HANGOVER. So, HOVER can be formed.
HANGS

The letters in HANGS are: H, A, N, G, S.

Let's check if these letters are in HANGOVER:
- H: Yes
- A: Yes
- N: Yes
- G: Yes
- S: No
The letter 'S' is required to form the word HANGS, but the letter 'S' is not present in the word HANGOVER.

Since the word HANGS requires the letter 'S', which is not available in HANGOVER, HANGS cannot be formed using the letters of HANGOVER.

Conclusion

Based on the analysis of each option, the word that cannot be formed using the letters of HANGOVER is HANGS because it contains the letter 'S', which is not in HANGOVER.

Word	Letters Required	Letters Available in HANGOVER?	Can be Formed?
RANGE	R, A, N, G, E	Yes	Yes
RAGE	R, A, G, E	Yes	Yes
HOVER	H, O, V, E, R	Yes	Yes
HANGS	H, A, N, G, S	No (because of S)	No

Revision Table: Word Formation Rules

Concept	Explanation	Application Here
Source Word	The original word providing available letters.	HANGOVER
Available Letters	Unique letters in the source word.	H, A, N, G, O, V, E, R
Letter Count	Maximum times each letter can be used (usually based on count in source word).	Each letter (H, A, N, G, O, V, E, R) can be used once.
Target Word	The word we check if it can be formed.	RANGE, RAGE, HOVER, HANGS
Formation Rule	A target word can be formed if all its required letters are present in the source word, respecting letter counts.	HANGS cannot be formed because 'S' is not in HANGOVER.

Additional Information: Letter and Word Puzzles

Word puzzles like this test your ability to manipulate letters and recognize patterns within words. They are common in verbal reasoning sections of tests.

To solve these puzzles, always list the letters of the source word and note how many times each letter appears.
Then, for each target word, check if all the required letters are in your list and if you have enough of each letter.
If even one letter is missing or if a letter is used more times than it appears in the source word, the target word cannot be formed.
This type of puzzle helps improve spelling skills and attention to detail.