diff --git a/lexical/slowsort.go b/lexical/slowsort.go
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+++ b/lexical/slowsort.go
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+package lexical
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SlowSort returns string in lexical order. This function is slower
+// than Lexical.
+func SlowSort(word string) (sorted string) {
+	// Convert word to a slice, sort the slice.
+	t := strings.Split(word, "")
+	sort.Strings(t)
+
+	sorted = strings.Join(t, "")
+	return
+}
diff --git a/lexical/sort.go b/lexical/sort.go
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+package lexical
+
+import "sort"
+
+// Sort takes a string as input and returns the lexical order.
+func Sort(word string) (sorted string) {
+	// Convert the string to []rune.
+	var r []rune
+	for _, char := range word {
+		r = append(r, char)
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(r, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return r[i] < r[j]
+	})
+
+	sorted = string(r)
+	return
+}