Which of the following words CANNOT be formed using the letters of the word 'REPUTATION'?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
First, let's look at the letters in the root word REPUTATION:
R = 1, E = 1, P = 1, U = 1, T = 2, A = 1, I = 1, O = 1, N = 1
PAINTER: P, A, I, N, T, E, R — all these letters are present in REPUTATION. (Can be made)
RATION: R, A, T, I, O, N — all these letters are also present in REPUTATION. (Can be made)
POINTER: P, O, I, N, T, E, R — all these letters are also present in REPUTATION. (Can be made)
NURTURE: Look carefully at this word; it uses two 'U's (U, U) and two 'R's (R, R). But in our root word REPUTATION, 'U' appears only once, and 'R' also appears only once.
The word NURTURE cannot be formed due to lack of letters.
The correct answer is NURTURE.