Solving the Alphabetical Order Word Puzzle

This question involves identifying specific letters from a list of words and then determining the count of letters that fall between them in the standard English alphabet.

Step 1: List the Given Words

The words provided are:

• PAN
• YEW
• CRY
• URN

Step 2: Identify the Target Words and Letters

We need to locate two specific letters based on their position:

• First Target Letter: The second letter of the second word from the right.
  1. Listing the words from right to left: URN, CRY, YEW, PAN.
  2. The second word from the right is CRY.
  3. The second letter of 'CRY' is 'R'.
• Second Target Letter: The third letter of the second word from the left.
  1. Listing the words from left to right: PAN, YEW, CRY, URN.
  2. The second word from the left is YEW.
  3. The third letter of 'YEW' is 'W'.

Step 3: Count Letters Between Target Letters Alphabetically

The task is to find the number of letters in the English alphabetical order that lie strictly between 'R' and 'W'.

Let's consider the sequence of letters in the alphabet:

..., P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, ...

The letters that come after 'R' and before 'W' are:

• S
• T
• U
• V

By counting these letters (S, T, U, V), we find there are exactly 4 letters.

Conclusion

Therefore, there are 4 letters in the English alphabetical order between the second letter of the second word from the right ('R') and the third letter of the second word from the left ('W').