Read the given word series carefully and answer the related questions:
CAT HEN BAG LIP RUN

If the word with the highest alphabetical value (sum of letters) is removed, how many words remain whose first letter is alphabetically after H?

The correct option is LIP.

Let's break down the step-by-step reasoning to reach the solution.

Step 1: Determine the positional values of the alphabet
We assign each letter its corresponding numerical position in the standard English alphabet (A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26):
• A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, E = 5, G = 7, H = 8, I = 9, L = 12, N = 14, P = 16, R = 18, U = 21

Step 2: Calculate the sum of letter values for each word
• CAT: C (3) + A (1) + T (20) = 24
• HEN: H (8) + E (5) + N (14) = 27
• BAG: B (2) + A (1) + G (7) = 10
• LIP: L (12) + I (9) + P (16) = 37
• RUN: R (18) + U (21) + N (14) = 53

Step 3: Remove the word with the highest alphabetical value
Comparing the sums (24, 27, 10, 37, 53), the word with the highest sum is RUN (53).
After removing RUN, the remaining words are:
CAT, HEN, BAG, LIP

Step 4: Count the remaining words whose first letter comes alphabetically after H
Let's examine the first letter of each remaining word:
• CAT: First letter is C. C is before H.
• HEN: First letter is H. H is not after H.
• BAG: First letter is B. B is before H.
• LIP: First letter is L. L is after H.

There is 1 word (LIP) whose first letter is alphabetically after H.