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Question

Which of the following words has its letters in alphabetical order?

The correct answer is
Below

Identify Word with Alphabetical Letter Order

To find the word with its letters in alphabetical order, examine the sequence of letters in each option.

  1. Behind: The letters are B, e, h, i, n, d. The letter 'd' comes after 'n' alphabetically, so this word is not in order.
  2. Below: The letters are B, e, l, o, w. Checking the alphabetical sequence: 'b' < 'e' < 'l' < 'o' < 'w'. This word has its letters in alphabetical order.
  3. Beside: The letters are B, e, s, i, d, e. The letter 'i' comes before 's', and 'd' comes before 'i', breaking the alphabetical sequence.
  4. Between: The letters are B, e, t, w, e, e, n. While B, e, t, w are in order, the subsequent 'e' repeats and breaks the strict alphabetical progression.

Therefore, the only word where the letters are in continuous alphabetical order is 'Below'.

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Important Questions from Dictionary or Alphabet Based

  1. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word ‘FINGER' is arranged in alphabetical order?  

  2. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word 'CATEGORY' is arranged in alphabetical order?

  3. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word 'BACHELOR' is arranged in alphabetical order?

  4. The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word 'TIMES' is arranged in alphabetical order?

  5. From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

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