The given word is COCHIN. That is, C, C, H, I, N, O The number of words starting with CC = 4! = 24. The number of words starting with CH = 4! = 24. The number of words starting with CI = 4! = 24. The number of words starting with CN = 4! = 24. Now, the first word of the series CO is COCHIN. Therefore, the number of words that appear before the word COCHIN is 96.