If all the words, with or without meaning, are written using the letters of the word QUEEN and are arranged as in an English dictionary, then the position of the word QUEEN is:
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Letters E,E,N,Q,U in alphabetical order.
Words starting with E: 1!4! wait, remaining letters after fixing one E: E,N,Q,U (4 distinct since only one E left as separate... but original has E\times 2, so fixing one E leaves E,N,Q,U, all distinct): 4!=24
Words starting with N: remaining E,E,Q,U (E\times 2): 2!4!=12
Words starting with QE: remaining E,N,U: 3!=6
Words starting with QN: remaining E,E,U: 2!3!=3
Word QUEEN itself: 1
\[\text{Rank} = 24+12+6+3+1 = 46\]