CAT HEN BAG LIP RUN

If the letters in each word are arranged in alphabetical order within themselves, and then the words are arranged in alphabetical order, which word will be second?

The correct option is CAT.

Let's solve the problem step-by-step as per the given instructions:

Step 1: Arrange the letters of each word in alphabetical order.

• CAT → A, C, T → ACT
• HEN → E, H, N → EHN
• BAG → A, B, G → ABG
• LIP → I, L, P → ILP
• RUN → N, R, U → NRU

Step 2: Arrange the newly formed words in alphabetical (dictionary) order.

Comparing the first letters of each transformed word: ABG (starts with A), ACT (starts with A), EHN (starts with E), ILP (starts with I), NRU (starts with N).

Comparing ABG and ACT, since both start with 'A', we look at the second letter ('B' vs 'C'). 'B' comes before 'C', so ABG comes first and ACT comes second.

The complete alphabetical order of the words is:

1. ABG (from BAG)
2. ACT (from CAT)
3. EHN (from HEN)
4. ILP (from LIP)
5. NRU (from RUN)

Conclusion:

The word that appears second in alphabetical order is ACT, which corresponds to the original word CAT.