Alphabet Test Cheat Sheet

Alphabet Test Cheat Sheet

Quick Revision

The alphabet test uses the 26 letters A–Z and their position numbers. Most questions are about finding a letter at some position from the left or right.

1. Letter Positions

Each letter has a position from 1 (A) to 26 (Z).

A B C D E F G H I J  K  L  M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

EJOTY is the memory trick for the multiples of 5: E = 5, J = 10, O = 15, T = 20, Y = 25. Count up or down from the nearest of these to place any letter fast.

2. Opposite Letters

The letter opposite to one at position n is at position 27 − n:

A ↔ Z,  B ↔ Y,  C ↔ X,  D ↔ W,  E ↔ V …

The two positions always add up to 27.

3. Position from the Other End

To convert a position from the left into a position from the right (26 letters):

Position from the right = 27 − position from the left

The "nth from the left and mth from the right" idea is the same as in ranking: for 26 letters, n + m = 27 for the same letter.

4. Common Question Types

• nth letter from the left/right — count directly, or use the formula above.
• Letters between two — difference of positions − 1.
• Middle letter of a group — the 13th and 14th letters (M and N) are the two middle letters of the whole alphabet.
• Word formation — which word can be made from the letters of a given word.

5. Exam Quick Tips

• Learn EJOTY (5, 10, 15, 20, 25) to place any letter in seconds.
• Opposite letter: 27 − n; the pair adds to 27.
• "nth from left" in a 26-letter row is "(27 − n)th from right".
• For "between", use difference − 1, just like ranking.

Keep revising with the rest of the Reasoning section:

• All Reasoning topics
• Order and Ranking Cheat Sheet
• Clock Reasoning Cheat Sheet

How this was made: Drafted with AI assistance; spot-checked by the editor on 31 October 2026.