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Given there are 26 alphabets in the English language, how many possible three-letter words are there?

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Answer: 17,576

We have 26 letters and 3 slots to fill. We can reuse a letter if it has been picked, so we have 26^3 = 26*26*26 = 17,576 different three letter "words". I put that in quotes because a lot of the words aren't actual words, but more just a sequence of letters.

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