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How many independent words can HEARTLESS be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once?

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Solution

The correct option is B $3$
Original word: HEARTLESS
Independent words are: HE, LESS and ART without using the letters twice.
Otherwise there are many words.
Thus, there are $3$ independent words.

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