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How many words are in English alphabetical order?

This is a tricky question! There's no single, definitive answer because:

* Dictionary size: The number of words in a dictionary varies depending on the dictionary's scope and criteria for inclusion.

* Word variations: Do you count proper nouns, technical terms, slang, etc.? Different categories might have different word orders.

* Alphabetical order: Even within a dictionary, the order can be complex. For example, hyphenated words might be alphabetized differently than non-hyphenated ones.

However, we can explore the concept:

* Short words: Words like "a", "be", "do", "go" would be in alphabetical order.

* Longer words: Longer words are more challenging. It would be rare to find a long word with every letter in alphabetical order.

In summary: There are likely a few short words in English alphabetical order, but finding them is a fun linguistic exercise. There's no easy way to determine how many there are in a larger sense.

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