Question

How many 4 letter words can be formed from 'MORADABAD'

Answer 1

this might help? http://www.solverscrabble.com/solver/

Answer 2

626.

Answer 3

I can't even think of one.
What about DADA lol.

Answer 4

roam,boar,dorm, etc...i found 18

Answer 5

can someone please explain this question to me @AkashdeepDeb

Answer 6

its not scrabble , and no @mathbrz , there r repititions , u cant solve it like that

Answer 7

@mathbrz erm... actual words?

Answer 8

@Emz.Yaoi , nope

Answer 9

You have to find all possible cases with all the letters included.

Answer 10

awww well that's no fun XD
well then, let the math geniuses handle this then :P

Answer 11

Oh, so it's more like a math question.

Answer 12

@Kamizamurai , yesss

Answer 13

@mathstudent55

Answer 14

@mathmale

Answer 15

While I do not know how to obtain the final count of how many such words are in MORADABAD, I can suggest that looking for the number of possible 4-letter permutations could be derived from MORADABAD (9 letters). Of course, not every such permutation would constitute a legitimate, four-letter word.

mathbrz has already calculated the number of possible 4-letter permutations, above, and in\[P^9_4 = \frac{9!}{(9-4)!} = 9*8*7*6 = 3024\]

but now you'll have to find a way to sort through them and determine which actually are English words.

Answer 16

Thanks for the help , but real english words are not required , only the different words (with or without meaning that can be formed)
Also , ur method doesnt eliminate the repititions

Answer 17

@mathmale , the answer is 626 , just dunno how to get it

Answer 18

Wish I were able to help more. Very interesting question, and good discussion.

Answer 19

hahah , @mathbrz , u cant just eliminate them from the list

Answer 20

for example the , word 'FEED'
no of possible words is 4!/2! = 12

now , according to you , if i make it 'FED;
the answer is 3! which is 6 , which is wrong

Answer 21

look at my example

Answer 22

OK , guys thanks for the help , Ill try to figure it out later