Which letter group comes third when the following five letter groups are arranged in the order in which they would appear in an English dictionary?
1. zadakgburhsalew, 2. zabakgbvrhsalew, 3. zabakgburhsclew, 4. zabakjburhsalew, 5. zabakgburksalew
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 2
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All five words begin with za; the third letter is b in words 2, 3, 4, 5 and d in word 1, so word 1 is last
Words 2, 3, 4, 5 all begin with zabak; the sixth letter is g in words 2, 3, 5 and j in word 4, so word 4 comes after them
Words 2, 3, 5 all begin with zabakgb; the eighth letter is v in word 2 and u in words 3 and 5, so words 3 and 5 come before word 2
Words 3 and 5 both begin with zabakgbur; the tenth letters are h and k, and h comes first, so word 3, then word 5
Order: 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
The third letter group is zabakgbvrhsalew, which is word 2.