Select the letter cluster that will come next in the following series.
DKA, FOG, HSM, JWS, LAY, ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → NEE
Each position of the cluster is checked on its own, using places in the alphabet; when the count goes past Z, it continues from A.
First letters D (4), F (6), H (8), J (10), L (12): 2 places ahead each time, so the next is \(12+2=14\), that is N
Second letters K (11), O (15), S (19), W (23), A: 4 places ahead each time (X, Y, Z, A after W), so the next is A (1) plus 4, that is E
Third letters A (1), G (7), M (13), S (19), Y (25): 6 places ahead each time; 6 places ahead of Y are Z, A, B, C, D, E
So the next cluster is NEE.