<p>The order is important.</p>
<p>If you have 24 different words but don't know the order, you have to try up to <em>24 factorial</em> permutations. That is around 620448401733239439360000 different attempts. This may take a very long time and cause you great anxiety, unhappiness and self-recrimination.</p>
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<p>Is it important to remember just the set of the words, or also their order?</p>
<p>If I kept them without the correct order. Can I easily decrypt my wallet?</p>

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Are mnemonic phrase order-sensitive?
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# Are mnemonic phrase order-sensitive?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-15)

Is it important to remember just the set of the words, or also their order?

If I kept them without the correct order. Can I easily decrypt my wallet?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-15. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The order is important.

If you have 24 different words but don't know the order, you have to try up to *24 factorial* permutations. That is around 620448401733239439360000 different attempts. This may take a very long time and cause you great anxiety, unhappiness and self-recrimination.

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