Given the word ‘STARE’, determine the number of meaningful words that can be formed using all its letters only once.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The following meaningful English words can be formed by using each letter (S, T, A, R, E) of the word 'STARE' only once:
STARE (stare)
TEARS (tear)
RATES (rates)
ASTER (a type of flower)
TARES (weeds)
Since there are a total of 5 meaningful words, this is more than 3.
Therefore, the correct answer is more than three.