
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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On the planet Zephyr, the Zephyrian alphabet has only $8$ letters. In the Zephyrian dictionary, every word has no more than $3$ letters in it. Determine the total number of possible words assuming the following:
1. A letter can be repeated in a word.
2. Words are comprised of 1 to 3 letters.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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