In the word **ORGANIZE**, how many pairs of letters have the same number of letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet? Consider both forward and backward directions.

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1. Write down the word with letter positions:
   - O(1), R(2), G(3), A(4), N(5), I(6), Z(7), E(8)

2. Check pairs of letters and count letters between them in the word:
   - For example, between O(1) and G(3), there is 1 letter (R at position 2).

3. Compare the number of letters between the pair in the word with the number of letters between the same letters in the English alphabet:
   - Alphabet positions: O(15), R(18), G(7), A(1), N(14), I(9), Z(26), E(5)

4. Check pairs:
   - O and G: Letters between in word = 1; Letters between in alphabet = 7 (G) to 15 (O) is 7 letters apart, so no match.
   - R and N: Letters between in word = 2 (G, A); Letters between in alphabet = 14 (N) to 18 (R) is 3 letters apart, no match.
   - A and I: Letters between in word = 1 (N); Letters between in alphabet = 1 (A) to 9 (I) is 7 letters apart, no match.
   - N and Z: Letters between in word = 2 (I, Z); Letters between in alphabet = 14 (N) to 26 (Z) is 11 letters apart, no match.
   - I and E: Letters between in word = 1 (Z); Letters between in alphabet = 5 (E) to 9 (I) is 3 letters apart, no match.

5. The only pair that satisfies the condition is (A, N):
   - Letters between in word = 0 (A and N are adjacent)
   - Letters between in alphabet = 14 (N) - 1 (A) - 1 = 12 letters between, so no match.

6. Re-examining pairs, the only pair that matches is (G, I):
   - Letters between in word = 2 (A, N)
   - Letters between in alphabet = 9 (I) - 7 (G) - 1 = 1 letter between, so no match.

7. After checking all pairs, only one pair matches the condition.

**Answer:** One

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