Question

Which is the second letter in the meaningful word formed by the letters against numbers 6, 12, 14, and 20? 

• A. T
• B. D
• C. N
• D. I

Hint:

Fix the “anchors” first (multiples of 4 here), then place remaining letters using distance constraints; finally build any required word.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Multiples of 4 get the letters of SACRED in alphabetical order: $4\!\to\!A,\ 8\!\to\!C,\ 12\!\to\!D,\ 16\!\to\!E,\ 20\!\to\!R,\ 24\!\to\!S$. From the clues: $N$ is at 18; $P$ adjacent to $D$ but not at 14 $\Rightarrow P$ at 10; $U$ and $T$ six places apart with $U$ above $\Rightarrow U$ at 2, $T$ at 14; and $I$ at 6. Thus numbers $6,12,14,20$ carry letters $I,D,T,R$ which can form the word DIRT. The second letter is \(\boxed{I}\). 

Answer 2

Using the established letter-number key for this arrangement, positions 6, 12, 14 and 20 carry the letters I, D, T and R. Let us test each option as a candidate for the second letter of the meaningful word these four letters form.

1. Option A (T): For T to be second, the word would need a pattern like "_T__" using only I, D, T, R — arrangements such as "ITDR" or "DTRI" are not real words, so T fails.
2. Option B (D): For D to be second, we would need something like "IDTR" or "TDIR" — neither is a recognised English word, so D fails.
3. Option C (N): N is not even among the four letters assigned to these positions, so it cannot be part of the word at all — immediately ruled out.
4. Option D (I): Arranging I, D, R, T as "DIRT" gives a genuine English word, and its second letter is I — this fits.

Only the arrangement DIRT works, and its second letter is I.

Hence, the correct answer is I.