Which word will come second if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

Cruise

The word that will come second if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary is Cruise.

The letters in alphabetical order are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

The words in the question are:

• Cruise
• Crude
• Crusade
• Crumb

As you can see, the words Cruise and Crude start with the same letter, so the next letter in the word will be used to determine the order. The word Cruise has the letter u, which comes before the letter r in the alphabet. So, the word Cruise will come second in the alphabetical order.