Identify the word that cannot be constructed using the letters of the given word. PROCRASTINATE

Question

Identify the word that cannot be constructed using the letters of the given word. PROCRASTINATE

1. A. PATTERN
2. B. PRINTED (Correct answer)
3. C. TRACTOR
4. D. PAINTER

Correct Answer

Option B — PRINTED

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is PRINTED.

Key Points

• List what PROCRASTINATE supplies: P, R, O, C, R, A, S, T, I, N, A, T, E — so one P, two R, one O, one C, two A, one S, two T, one I, one N, one E. There is no D.
• PRINTED requires a D, which is absent, so it cannot be formed.
• The others all fit: PATTERN (two T available ✓), TRACTOR (two T and two R ✓), PAINTER (all single letters present ✓).

Additional Information

• Check the rarest letter first. A single missing letter settles the question with no further work, and D is absent from the source word entirely.
• Letter counts matter as much as presence: TRACTOR needs two R and two T, and only just has them. A word needing three T would fail despite T being available.
• Ticking off letters against the source as you go prevents double-counting a letter that appears only once.
• These questions reward a systematic audit rather than intuition — a word can look plausible and still fail on a single letter.