If the letters of word FATHER are used to form a dictionary, what is the rank of the word father in the dictionary?
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6 unique letters in father.
In alphabetical order: A->E->F->H->R->T
Words beginning with A = 5! = 120
Words beginning with E = 5! = 120
Words beginning with FAE = 3! = 6
Words beginning with FAH = 3! = 6
Words beginning with FAR = 3! = 6
Words beginning with FATE = 2! = 2
Words beginning with FATH = 2! = 2 => words here will be FATHER or FATHRE…Since FATHER will come first in alphabetical order…
Rank of FATHER = 120+120+6+6+6+2+1 = 261
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