What is the 42nd word of "ADOPTS" in a dictionary?

• AOSTPD
  fixing AD---24 words will be formed
  then AOD---6
  AOP---6
  AOSD--2
  AOSP--2
  AOSTDP--1
  AOSTPD--1(42nd word)
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• Arrange the word in alphabetical order: ADOPST
  A_ _ _ _ _=5!=120
  so the required word will be in 120 words only
  AD_ _ _ _=4!=24
  AO_ _ _ _=4!=24(Here 24+24 =48, the required work before this )
  AOD_ _ _ =3!=6(24+6=30)
  AOP_ _ _=3!=6 => (36TH LETTER)
  AOS_ _ _= 3!=6 => 42TH WORD
  So 42th word: AOSDPT
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• answer is
  AOSTPD
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• the answer is AOSDPT
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• pls explain how it will be AOSDPT or Adpost
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• Adpost I think
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• ans should be Adpost
  ad--24
  ado--6
  adp--6
  so sum is 42
  adpost
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• a-----120
  ad----24
  ao----24, so totally 48,i need 42nd word so reduce from here
  aod---6, totally(24+6)
  aop---6 (30+6)
  aos---6totally(36+6=42)
  so
  aostpd is the answer
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• AD_ _ _ _=24 words can be formed
  AO_ _ _ _4!=24 (24+24=48 words)We can get 42nd word keeping AO first two letters)
  AOD_ _ _(24+6=30)
  AOP_ _ _(30+6=36)
  AOSDPT(37TH WORD)
  AOSDPT(38TH WORD)
  AOSPDT (39TH WORD)
  AOSPTD (40TH WORD)
  AOSTDP (41ST WORD)
  AOSTPD (42ND WORD)
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• APDOST- here fix AD then we get 24 words.then fix AO we get 24 words after we get APDOST
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• AD_ _ _ _ 24
  AOD _ _ _ 06
  AOP _ _ _ 06
  AOS _ _ _ 06
  ______________
  42
  So last digit is 42
  So AOSTPD
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• A _ _ _ _ _ = 5!(not possible)
  AD_ _ _ _ =4! = 24
  A O _ _ _ _ =4!= 24
  24+24= 48(not a possible rank)
  A O D _ _ _ = 3! =6
  A O P _ _ _ =3!= 6
  A O S _ _ _ =3!=6
  Total is 42.
  hence the word in 42nd rank is A O S D P T
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• the answer is AOSTPD
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• ADSTPO. if we arrange the words by dictionary order we get this ans
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